Principles of Memory Management in Java

A JavaOne 2026 talk explores why the JDK's various garbage collectors are designed the way they are, examining shared design choices that set them apart from garbage collectors in other languages. It covers the often non-obvious tradeoff between RAM and CPU usage and poses the question of whether Java is wasteful for using more memory, or whether other languages are wasteful for using too little.

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