Hello all,
In a break from our usual schedule we would like to remind you of the Bloomberg https://www.facebook.com/events/208490852918521/ talk tonight on how Java is executed by the JVM and the forthcoming Jane Street etc hackathon https://www.facebook.com/events/1633180670308427/. If you want to participate in the Jane Street hackathon please remember to sign up (details below).
If you're interested in joining the society, please remember to bring five pounds to any of our upcoming events, and we can provide you with a membership form.
Have a great week,
Thomas and the rest of the committee
Bloomberg Tech Talk: How the JVM executes Java https://www.facebook.com/events/208490852918521/
*Lecture Theatre A, Department of Computer Science - 7:00pm Wednesday (5th week)*
James Gough from Bloomberg will be joining us to discuss details about the implementation of Java. Pizza and drinks will be provided after the talk.
When Java was released in 1995 it was slow, a reputation it has carried for many years... Today Java can give performance that is comparable to C++ and can emit instructions that are more optimal than code which is statically compiled. But how? This talk will take a tour of code and the journey through the JVM and the optimisations in between. Using practical examples, JVM flags and the Open Source JIT Watch we will explore what the JVM does in an adaptation of the classic Hello World program, you'll never look at Java in the same way again.
Jane Street etc hackathon https://www.facebook.com/events/1633180670308427/
*10am - 10pm 19/11/16 (Saturday 6th)*
A day-long programming contest. Form teams and have your software compete against others and the markets.
A significant cash prize is on the line for the winning team. There'll be lots of (free) food and drinks available.
Absolutely no knowledge of finance, nor OCaml is required. You don't have to be a CS student or a full on programmer to participate but you'd need some knowledge of coding. You can use any language, but we'll provide some helper libraries in a few common ones. The contest is entirely technical in nature and you won't need any visual design skills.
Check out our events https://events.janestreet.com/home/etc/ website for more info and register on this link https://docs.google.com/a/janestreet.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScPVl1z3y6rpao69PNw0wcP7wBV9FhB2X3FakLKqawysKhMxA/viewform?c=0&w=1 if you're interested in participating! Please bear in mind spaces are limited.
We look forward to seeing you then!
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