Good Java GC presentation

roman-m wrote: post #3

wbrendel wrote: post #2

Is this a blog post about Java GC or an excuse to use Prezi? I can't tell.

I guess both, why to divide when you have a win win.

This just doesn't seem like the sort of presentation you should use Prezi for, that's all. The zooming and swooshing and panning and spinning and turning and ... distracts from what I care about: the content. Don't get me wrong, Prezi can be really cool in the right situation, just not this one.

Of course, distracting people from the content is exactly what I'm doing here, so I'll leave it at that :-)

Re: Good Java GC presentation

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Post by scotth » Mon, Jun 13, 2011, 11:33 AM UTC

wbrendel wrote: post #4

roman-m wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I guess both, why to divide when you have a win win.

This just doesn't seem like the sort of presentation you should use Prezi for, that's all. The zooming and swooshing and panning and spinning and turning and ... distracts from what I care about: the content. Don't get me wrong, Prezi can be really cool in the right situation, just not this one. Of course, distracting people from the content is exactly what I'm doing here, so I'll leave it at that :-)

I couldn't figure out how to see everything I wanted to, and quickly abandoned my attempts. Not a win-win.

Re: Good Java GC presentation

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Post by roman-m » Mon, Jun 13, 2011, 12:07 PM UTC

I came to the conclusion that there is much more Java monkeys read HN than it being reflected by the posted content.

Re: Good Java GC presentation

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Post by kevingadd » Mon, Jun 13, 2011, 12:29 PM UTC

Prezi makes this presentation completely impossible to digest. Is it available in good old text somewhere? Hell, I'd even accept PowerPoint.

Re: Good Java GC presentation

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Post by justin_hancock » Mon, Jun 13, 2011, 1:05 PM UTC

In my opinion just some paraphrasing of the old Sun documentation from several years ago. You're better to read the source material to fully understand what's happening in the VM, its a bit incomprehensible at first but a couple of reads and it really sinks in.

Re: Good Java GC presentation

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Post by jjrussell » Tue, Jun 14, 2011, 11:11 AM UTC

I am the author. I absolutely see what you're saying about the panning and zooming but do consider that the presentation was meant to be presented live and talked during. So each focal point would be on the screen for a few minutes while we talked about it. So if you're just sitting and flipping through them, I can see how it would be nauseating.

Also, I have to admit, it was an excuse to use Prezi which I think is really cool. I may have gone overboard with it, but its a lot of fun. It did seem to work pretty well live where the zooming out brought context to each topic by showing you the broader topic once in a while.

Thanks for the comments.