Java’s garbage collection features tend to confuse new developers. I wrote this two-part series on garbage collection to dispel that confusion. Part 1 introduced you to garbage collection, explored ...

Take out the trash! When it’s applied to computer languages, that command conjures up a different meaning than the one you’re used to. In Java, trash, or garbage, is heap memory that a program ...

What is Automatic Garbage Collector? Java’s automatic garbage collector is a built-in process within the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) that continuously monitors and frees memory by identifying objects ...

This class demonstrates how to safely manage a FileWriter resource in Java using the Cleaner API. It ensures that the file resource is automatically closed either explicitly by the user or implicitly ...

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 ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. To use any of these JVM options, simply append them as text after the java runtime command. For ...