Rob Austin

As a Java developer with more than 20 years of experience, primarily on trading systems for investment banks, he has mostly focused on performance-critical pricing systems. As one of the first employees at Chronicle Software, he has been instrumental in building up its suite of software libraries.

12 articles

May 29, 2024 Rob Austin

Top 7 Java Microservices Frameworks

It's crucial to understand the trade-offs and ensure they are the right fit for your specific context before moving ahead with a …

Java

Apr 25, 2024 Rob Austin

The High Availability Features of Microservices using Chronicle Services

Learn how Chronicle Services, a Java-based framework optimised for low-latency microservices, meets critical requirements by integrating HA, …

Chronicle Software Java

Nov 16, 2023 Rob Austin

Preserving Software Continuity: Empowering Failover Strategies for Uninterrupted Operations

Let’s examine the world of failover strategies and explore how they safeguard software continuity.

Chronicle Software Events

Aug 16, 2023 Rob Austin

Building High-Performance Java Microservices with EDA

Renowned for its resilience and low latency, EDA is a reliable choice for developing robust, high-performing microservices.

Chronicle Software Developer Tools

Jun 21, 2023 Rob Austin

Building Custom Solutions vs. Buy-and-Build Software

Sometimes time spent reinventing the wheel results in a revolutionary new rolling device. But sometimes not!

Chronicle Software Developer Tools

Feb 22, 2023 Rob Austin

Is There a Best OS to Develop a Java Application on?

One subject that often evokes a lot of debate is which is the best OS to develop a Java application on. This article gives my view!

Developer Tools Eclipse

Feb 2, 2023 Rob Austin

Why Core-to-Core Latency Matters

An initial goal of Java was to “write once, run anywhere”, but does that mean we should not be sympathetic to the hardware?

Performance

Jan 4, 2023 Rob Austin

How to Leverage Method Chaining to Add Smart Message Routing

Learn how to use method chaining to add routing information to serialised data structures in a lightweight fashion!

Java Core Performance

Dec 21, 2022 Rob Austin

Challenges when Developing a GUI for FIX

In this article, we explore the challenges in developing a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for Financial Information Exchange (FIX) data.

Developer Tools Java Core

Dec 14, 2022 Rob Austin

Why the Cool Kids Use Event Loops

Check out some of the key points to consider, as well as a full code sample, when choosing to use event Loops!

Java Core

Dec 7, 2022 Rob Austin

Learn How to Develop Event-Driven Architectures

EDA is a design pattern in which decoupled components (often microservices) can asynchronously publish and subscribe to events.

Java Core Performance

Oct 12, 2022 Rob Austin

High-Performance Java Serialisation to Different Formats

Learn the basics of serialization in an article that discusses some of the key advantages of the open source Chronicle Wire.

DevOps Java Core