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. The ...

Object Lifetimes Garbage collection algorithms are often optimized with the expectation that most objects live for a very short period of time, while relatively few live for very long. In most ...

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Garbage collection certainly doesn’t sound like a particularly enticing subject, given that most associate it with dragging cans out to the sidewalk once a week. But garbage collection is an important ...

One of the most important aspects of the Java programming environment that make it especially appropriate for development of complex high-availability system software is automatic garbage collection, ...

NOVOSIBIRSK, Russia, Feb. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Excelsior LLC, a well-established vendor of compliant Java SE technology implementations, has shipped today the newest version of its flagship product, ...