“Java is kind of stuck in the small memory world because of Java garbage collection. People typically run with small heaps [of 2GB to 4GB],” said Mike Allen, senior director of product ...

The garbage collector is an essential part of any Java Virtual Machine, and it’s essential that the GC runs as quickly as possible and itself consumes as few resources as possible.

Run Java’s garbage collector. Regardless of the garbage collection algorithm(s) that a JVM uses, you can always request that the JVM perform garbage collection by executing System.gc ();.

Oracle Corp. has proposed making the Garbage-First (G1) Collector the default HotSpot garbage collector (GC) in JDK 9 on 32- and 64-bit server configurations, sparking some debate in the Java ...

BigMemory Ehcache Addon Dumps Java Garbage Collection. By John K. Waters; 09/16/10; Terracotta has released to beta a new Java addon for the Enterprise version of its Ehcache distributed Java caching ...

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 ...

Dubbed BigMemory, the add-on is designed to release Java apps from the memory and performance constraints of garbage collection (GC). The limit on the size of Java Virtual Machines (JVMs) imposed by ...

C still is the top embedded development language, while C++ and Java are catching up. Are you worried that trying these object-oriented platforms will poison the water, cause ...