The Garbage Collection Handbook 2nd Edition

Capture the invisible engine that powers modern software with The Garbage Collection Handbook, 2nd Edition by Richard Jones, Antony Hosking, and Eliot Moss. This definitive, up-to-date volume demystifies memory management for developers, system architects, and researchers who need reliable, high-performance runtimes.

Dive into clear explanations of core and advanced garbage-collection techniques — generational, copying, mark-sweep, mark-compact, concurrent and parallel collectors — and learn how these algorithms behave in real systems. Rich with implementation strategies, performance analysis, and practical tuning advice, the book bridges theory and practice so you can design, optimize, and troubleshoot collectors in languages and platforms such as Java and other managed runtimes.

Whether you’re optimizing latency-sensitive services, building scalable cloud systems, or researching real-time garbage collection, this edition delivers actionable insights and proven patterns. Written by three leading experts, it balances rigorous detail with approachable examples, making complex concepts accessible without sacrificing depth.

Ideal for software engineers, performance engineers, graduate students, and technical leads across North America, Europe, Asia, and beyond, this handbook is a go-to reference for career growth and mission-critical projects. Add The Garbage Collection Handbook, 2nd Edition to your library to sharpen your memory-management skills, reduce production issues, and build faster, more predictable systems.

Order your copy today and transform how you think about memory, performance, and the hidden mechanics that keep applications running smoothly.

Note: eBooks do not include supplementary materials such as CDs, access codes, etc.