Understanding Java Garbage Collection

Gil Tene, CTO, Azul Garbage collection is an integral part of application behavior on Java platforms, yet it is often misunderstood. Developers have choices in selecting and tuning collector mechanisms as well as in application architecture. This session reviews and classifies various garbage collection techniques available in JVMs today. After a quick overview of common garbage collection techniques such as generational, parallel, stop-the-world, incremental, and concurrent algorithms, it defines terms an