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 ...

Java’s simplified memory management is one of the key features that appeals to developers with backgrounds in languages such as C/C++. In contrast with the explicit deallocation required by C/C++, ...

ONE OF THE key objectives early in the design of Java was to create an environment that eliminated the memory management problems (such as buffer overruns, de-referencing invalid pointers, and memory ...

One of the reasons developers love Java is that the JVM performs garbage collection (GC) for them. One of the reasons system admins hate the JVM is the unpredictable nature of Java GC. A Java GC ...

Editor's Note: Embedded Systems Architecture, 2nd Edition, is a practical and technical guide to understanding the components that make up an embedded system’s architecture. Offering detailed ...

Netflix has announced a new Java library and toolkit for managing small- to medium-sized in-memory datasets that are disseminated from a single organization to multiple users for read-only access.

If you're seeking a DevOps or developer position, where you will handle the runtime management of Java applications, you'll need to answer important Java garbage collection interview questions to land ...

The National Security Agency (NSA) is urging developers to shift to memory safe languages – such as C#, Go, Java, Ruby, Rust, and Swift – to protect their code from remote code execution or other ...