While a developer can't specifically force Java garbage collection, they can ask the JVM to prioritize the process. If developers need the JVM to free up some heap space, here are five ways to ...

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.

Microsoft’s Java Engineering Group has open-sourced the Microsoft GCToolkit, a set of libraries for analyzing Java garbage collection (GC) log files.