Fine-tuning Java garbage collection performance (IBM developerWorks)

[Posted January 29, 2003 by cook]

Sumit Chawla illustrates Java garbage collection on IBM's developerWorks, with a focus on the IBM Java Virtual Machine. "In this article, the author shows how to find out whether garbage collection, the task carried out by Java Virtual Machine in the background to reclaim unusable space, is finely tuned. He then provides several recommendations to address your garbage collection issues."