Java Memory Management: Garbage Collection, JVM Tuning, and Spotting Memory Leaks

Explore effective memory management in Java in this course, one of two installments in the lively Java Memory Management series.

Introduction

• Java memory management
• What you need to know
• Explore the code challenge enviornment

1. Garbage Collection

• Introduction to the garbage collector
• Eligible for garbage collection
• Garbage collection phase: Marking
• Garbage collection phase: Sweeping
• Different generations on the heap
• Generational garbage collection
• Different garbage collection implementations
• Monitoring garbage collection
• Solution: Eligible for garbage collection

2. JVM Tuning

• What is JVM tuning?
• Getting JVM metrics
• Heap size and heap dumps
• MetaSpace size
• Garbage collection tuning

3. Memory Leaks

• What are memory leaks?
• Spotting memory leaks
• Avoiding and solving memory leaks
• Solution: Finding and fixing a memory leak

Conclusion

• Conclusion