Most modern programming languages use garbage collection, but developers have options for how it is implemented and tuned. Get an overview of how garbage collection works in languages such as Java, ...

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Learn how C4’s concurrently compacting garbage collection algorithm helps boost Java scalability for low-latency enterprise Java applications, in this installment of Eva Andreasson’s JVM performance ...

Real-time garbage collection isn't an oxymoron. Just try spreading the cost of garbage collection over time so programming languages like Java can suit real-time applications without resorting to a ...

One of the reasons developers love Java is that the JVM performs garbage collection (GC) for them. One of the reasons system admins hate the JVM is the unpredictable nature of Java GC. A Java GC ...