# The Art of Computer Systems Performance Analysis

Jain's Wiley (1991) textbook on doing performance work seriously: experimental design, measurement, queueing models, simulation, statistical analysis of results. Pre-Linux but the methodology survives — Brendan Gregg cites it as the source of the rigor missing from most benchmark posts. On the [[eatonphil-bookclub]] speculative future list (publisher URL not confirmed — the source page listing appeared duplicated).

Related: [[systems-performance]], [[understanding-software-dynamics]].