Install VMware Tools on Ubuntu

sudo apt-get install build-essential
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r`

Performance logging for Spring

Beet records user behavior and performance data for your Spring-based Java application. It can thus help you to analyze usage patterns and research production performance issues. Beet requires Spring framework 2+ and the Quartz Scheduler.

Visit the Downloads page to grab a copy, and then read the Quick Start chapter of the User Guide to enable it in your application.

Beet is freely available to use under the terms of the Mozilla Public License, v1.1. It was developed and is maintained by Mantis Technology Group, Inc.

Features
Record Java method calls, SQL statements, and HTTP requests, or add your own events
Simple configuration, zero code modification required
Know immediately which user and session caused each event and when
JMX administration and diagnostic tools
Record data as XML, compressed binary XML, directly to an RDBMS, or write your own storage
Flexible ETL and log manipulation tools for compressed binary XML
Low resource overhead, appropriate for production systems


http://beet.sourceforge.net/

Survey Results: JavaScript Frameworks

http://www.kylehayes.info/blog/index.cfm/2009/03/29/survey-results-javascript-frameworks/