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ZGC - The Future of Low-Latency Garbage Collection Is Here

The Z Garbage Collector (ZGC) is a scalable low-latency garbage collector providing sub-millisecond max pause times. Get an overview of the design principles behind ZGC, how it performs, and how to best use it to reduce latency for your application. We also look at the ongoing work to make ZGC a generational garbage collector.