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This question is derived from an interview question that I got for a job I was declined. I have asked for code review for my solution at the dedicated Stack Exchange site ...
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How to design highly scalable web services in Java?

I am creating some Web Services that would have 2000 concurrent users. The services are offered for free and are hence expected to get a large user base. In the future it may be required to scale up ...
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How do you write scalable Java? [duplicate]

I like to think I write good maintainable Java code, using best practices, design patterns and try and get good test coverage with unit tests. Recently whilst looking for a job, I came across a ...
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Java or Python for internet application? [closed]

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scalablity of Scala over Java

I read an article that says Scala handles concurrency better than Java. http://www.theserverside.com/feature/Solving-the-Scalability-Paradox-with-Scala-Clojure-and-Groovy ...the scalability ...
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JSF for an internet facing, high traffic web application

I, perhaps, made a wrong choice of going with a Component-based Framework like JSF for an internet facing, high traffic web application. Development with JSF has although been easier but what I fear ...
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Are there any non-blocking web servers for Java?

I was studying about the infrastructure being used by Facebook, as I was developing a website based on social interaction for a university project. Facebook is using Tornado Web Server as its ...