This is the code repository for Java Memory Management, published by Packt.
A comprehensive guide to garbage collection and JVM tuning
Understanding how Java organizes memory is important for every Java professional, but this particular topic is a common knowledge gap for many software professionals. Having in-depth knowledge of memory functioning and management is incredibly useful in writing and analyzing code, as well as debugging memory problems. In fact, it can be just the knowledge you need to level up your skills and career.
This book covers the following exciting features:
- Understand the schematics of debugging and how to design the application to perform well
- Discover how garbage collectors work
- Distinguish between various garbage collector implementations
- Identify the metrics required for analyzing application performance
- Configure and monitor JVM memory management
- Identify and solve memory leaks
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All of the code is organized into folders. For example, Chapter04.
The code will look like the following:
Object o = new Object();
System.out.println(o);
o = null;
Following is what you need for this book: This book is for all levels of Java professionals, regardless of whether you’re a junior or senior developer, a DevOps engineer, a tester, or the system admin of a Java application. If you currently don't have in-depth knowledge of Java memory, garbage collection, and/or JVM tuning, then this book will help you to take your Java skills to the next level.
With the following software and hardware list you can run all code files present in the book (Chapter 1-7).
| Chapter | Software required | OS required |
|---|---|---|
| 1-7 | Java 8+ | Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux (Any) |
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- Page 102: -XX:+G1GC should be -XX:+UseG1GC
Maaike van Putten is an experienced software developer and trainer with a passion for software development and helping others to get to the next level in their career. Some of her favorite languages are Java, JavaScript, and Python. She participates as a developer in software development projects and teaches a lot of training courses, ranging from IT for beginners to advanced topics for senior software developers. She also loves to create online content to help a larger audience, and she does so for diverse platforms such as Pluralsight, LinkedIn Learning, and Udemy.
Seán Kennedy is a university lecturer with over 20 years of experience in teaching. He has a PhD in IT and is Oracle-certified in Java at the Professional level (OCP). In his daily work, he teaches Java on a bespoke master’s program for a highly regarded software company. He has a YouTube channel called Let’s Get Certified that teaches Java at all levels and prepares candidates for Java certification. He also has similar courses on Udemy. Outside of work, he enjoys tennis, walking, nature, reading, and TV.
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