One feature that distinguishes Java from other computer languages is its garbage collection abilities. In this article, Jeff Friesen introduces you to garbage collection and shows how Java's ...

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 ...

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 ...

Let's look at unpredictability, which occurs when Java must stop and perform a garbage-collection sweep when an object is allocated but there is no free space.