Tackling memory limitations imposed on Java applications, Terracotta on Tuesday will offer what it describes as a breakthrough in solving the "universal problem" of Java garbage collection.

I hope that learning about these different approaches to garbage collection will expand your sense of what is possible with Java’s memory-management model and with Java application scalability.

Memory management is central to every program. Garbage collection usually addresses the problem better than explicit waste management.

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 ...

The spotlight enhancement in version 10.5 is new CoreBalance garbage collection (GC) technology, which the company claims it will greatly reduce stop-the-world pauses and overall memory management ...

Terracotta has just announced the general availability of its new Java add-on for the Enterprise version of its Ehcache distributed Java caching software. Dubbed BigMemory, the add-on is designed to ...

And this 'much slower' garbage collection is what brings a JVM to its knees. Furthermore, the paradox of JVM memory management is the fact that when more memory is allocated to the JVM, more space is ...

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