* Why do we need Dynamic Tracing?
* Introduction to DTrace
* The 'D' scripting language
* Lots of demonstrations
Jim Fiori is a Technology Specialist at Sun Microsystems. He joined Sun in 1992 and specializes in Solaris, performance analysis and tuning, networking, and applications. Jim has been using DTrace since the summer, and enjoys demonstrating this key technology to customers. Prior to joining Sun, Jim held a number of software development positions at various companies in the MD/VA area. Jim has been a SunOS user since 1987.
Jim received his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Maryland in 1978, and his Masters degree in CS from Johns Hopkins University in 1989.
IMPORTANT CHANGE FOR 2005
Sun Microsystems will be sponsoring a "Loyalty Program" for regular attendees of SPARC. Details are yet to be ironed out, but our most loyal attendees will receive a Premium Award at year end. Be sure to get off to a good start by coming to our first meeting of 2005!
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