Understanding Garbage Collection
Pauses are crucial in garbage collection, allowing application threads to safely halt while the garbage collector cleans up or reorganizes memory. The duration of these pauses largely depends on the number of live objects that need to be copied or moved. Concurrent marking and barriers can help mitigate some of the challenges, but the primary focus remains on managing the copying time effectively during these pauses.In this clip
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