Java Garbage Collection remains a topic of major interest even after 25 years. Many developers are still confused about the fundamentals, even of the most widely-used implementation (Parallel).

In addition to reading my previous article, I highly recommend reading more on Java’s garbage collection process. Check out “Reference Objects and Garbage Collection” on Sun’s Java Web site.

Loitering Objects and Java Framework Design By Leonard Slipp February 5, 2001 ONE OF THE key objectives early in the design of Java was to create an environment that eliminated the memory management ...

What is the contract between equals() and hashcode()? Learn how these methods work together when comparing objects in Java.