The Java virtual machine manages application memory and provides a portable execution environment for Java-based applications. Developers reap the rewards in performance, stability, and ...

Excessive object creation can be a huge problem in Java programs. Despite continuing improvements in JVM technology for memory management, the object creation and garbage collection cycle is still ...

In Java, memory is allocated in the Java heap via the “new” keyword (e.g., unlike the “malloc” in C). However, there are a set of interfaces defined in some Java standards, called JNIs (Java Native ...

The National Security Agency (NSA) is urging developers to shift to memory safe languages – such as C#, Go, Java, Ruby, Rust, and Swift – to protect their code from remote code execution or ...

Poor memory-management practices have been the cause of over 70% of the vulnerabilities found in today’s software. This can lead to a host of problems from programs that fail or degrade to ...

As heap utilization approaches 100% and the inevitable OutOfMemoryError threatens to crash the production JVM, DevOps professionals who tend real-time Java ...