Mike Chen's Internet Architecture
Dec 23, 2022 · Fundamentals
Four JVM Garbage Collection Algorithms Explained
This article introduces the four main JVM garbage collection algorithms—Mark‑Sweep, Copying, Mark‑Compact, and Generational collection—explaining their mechanisms, suitable scenarios, advantages, and drawbacks, and summarizing how they are applied to young and old generations in modern Java virtual machines.
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