Garbage Collection in Java - The progress since JDK 8

Garbage collection (GC) is a key feature of the Java Platform that enables automatic memory management, allowing developers to focus on solving problems other than low-level memory management.Since JDK 8, the GC performance have improved significantly, removing much of the overhead usually associated with automatic memory management. In this video, we are exploring: - the basics of GC - what different GC algorithms are available and their key differences - how to choose the right GC - why upgrading to a recent JDK can improve the performance of your application Presented by *Stefan Johansson* - Principal Member of Technical Staff (Java Platform Group - Oracle) during *Devoxx Belgium* 2024 ➤ https://devoxx.be Conversation about Java's garbage collection algorithms ➤ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX8vL8LppNM More infos on GC ➤ https://inside.java/tag/gc Tags: #Java, #GC, #JVM, #OpenJDK