The Fundamentals of Garbage Collector Performance

Dive into the fundamentals of garbage collector performance in this 44-minute conference talk from GOTO Chicago 2014. Explore the 203 Principle, generational garbage collectors, and the weak generational hypothesis. Learn about collection frequency strategies, old generation management, and techniques for reducing concurrent collections. Discover ways to optimize the duration of old generation collections and understand the role of soft references. Compare different old generation collectors and learn strategies to reduce their impact. Gain a comprehensive understanding of garbage collection principles that will empower you to make informed decisions about collector choices and tuning options for improved Java performance.