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Java already has that GC, it's called Epsilon https://blogs.oracle.com/javamagazine/post/epsilon-the-jdks-do-nothing-garbage-collector https://blogs.oracle.com/

Java already has that GC, it's called Epsilon https://blogs.oracle.com/javamagazine/post/epsilon-the-jdks-do-nothing-garbage-collector https://blogs.oracle.com/javamagazine/post/epsilon-the-jdks-...

Alifatisk 3y ago
Epsilon doesn't GC at all?
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- kaba0 3y ago
  I think it was a tongue in cheek reply, as it is indeed a no-code, no-pause, no-compute power GC that does eventually reclaim the garbage (at process exit).
  - Alifatisk 3y ago
    Correct me if I am wrong but does it really GC at all if you receive an OutOfMemoryError?
    - kaba0 3y ago
      It’s meant for short lived apps where you simply wouldn’t get OOM either way. I don’t know about an objective definition for what a GC is, one I quite like is “gives the illusion of infinite memory”, based on that it isn’t a GC. But there are also conservative GCs, RCs, etc, that fail different definitions also (leaving behind circular dependencies, having false positives, in reverse order), like in case of many things in CS, there isn’t an objective definition.
      - Alifatisk 3y ago
        Thank you for the explanation, I think I get it now!