Improving the performance of Java code can be achieved in various ways. Here are a few practices that could help you: 1. **Efficient Algorithms and Data Structures**: Always look for the most efficient algorithms and use suitable data structures for your needs. 2. **Avoid Creating Unnecessary Objects**: Creating objects in Java is costly in terms of processing time. Use objects sparingly and release them for garbage collection as soon as they are no more needed. 3. **Use Primitives Instead of Wrapper Classes**: When you have an option, use primitive types instead of wrapper classes. This will reduce memory overhead and will also be faster. 4. **Use StringBuilder for Strings Concatenation**: String is immutable in java. If you do lots of String concatenation, consider using StringBuilder, it will be faster than concatenating Strings using '+' operator. 5. **Use Multithreading**: Java supports multithreading. If your application is suited for this, using multithreading can greatly improve performance by spreading the work over several CPU cores. 6. **JVM Options**: Use JVM options to tweak the behavior of the runtime, such as -Xmx to increase maximum allowed memory or -server to enable server mode for speed optimized JVM. 7. **Use Profiling Tools**: Tools like VisualVM or JProfiler can help you identify bottlenecks in your application, and optimize your code. Remember, premature optimization is the root of all evil. Always measure before you start optimizing, and always optimize based on evidence, not on guesswork.