Short article about JEP 192 or how to reduce memory consumption by 20% using string deduplication for G1 garbage collection.
#java #gc #senior
https://dzone.com/articles/easy-change-to-reduce-memory-by-20

Java 11 that has recently been feature frozen includes several really great features, one in particular we’d like to highlight. The release contains a brand new Garbage Collector, ZGC, which is being developed by Oracle that promises very low pause times on multi-terabyte heaps. This article covers the motivation for a new GC, a technical overview and some of the exciting possibilities ZGC opens up.
#java #java11 #gc #middle #senior
https://www.opsian.com/blog/javas-new-zgc-is-very-exciting/

Want to learn more about using phantom references in Java? Check this overview of Java reference types: strong, soft, weak and phantom. You will also explore how to test code in the garbage collector.
#java #gc #middle #senior
https://dzone.com/articles/soft-weak-and-phantom-references-in-java-how-to-te

Explore the New Java Garbage Collectors
The GC topic is still trendy especially considering the variety of Java application workloads and can have significant impact on performance.
The last two releases of Java introduced three new GCs. We'll take a look at each of them and what they add to the ecosystem.
#java #gc #middle #senior
https://dzone.com/articles/java-garbage-collection-3

Nice overview of modern GCs
https://blogs.oracle.com/javamagazine/understanding-the-jdks-new-superfast-garbage-collectors
#java #gc #performance #middle #senior