Recently a smart engineering manager from a major financial institution asked the question: ‘We are already using APM tool (AppDynamics), why do we need to use GC log analysis tool (GCeasy)?’. Fair question that deserves detailed answer. There are angles to this question:
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There are 3 highly popular myths about Garbage Collection. Let’s review those myths and the actual truth behind them.
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I have heard from few of my developer friends saying: “Garbage Collection is Automatic. So, I don’t have to worry about it.” Continue reading “WHY GARBAGE COLLECTION MIGHT BE MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOU THINK?”
Time taken by every single GC event is reported in the GC log. In every GC event, there are ‘user’, ‘sys’, and ‘real’ time. Continue reading “SYS TIME GREATER THAN USER TIME”