Java provides a way for the programmer to exercise control over memory management by marking certain objects as expendable via reference objects. Should an application’s memory requirements quickly ...

Although jstack (Java Stack Trace) is a useful tool for learning more about a how a Java thread is behaving, VisualVM is an even easier method for obtaining the same type of information. It is easy to ...

Download the source code for example applications in this tutorial. Created by Jeff Friesen. We’ll look at each of these methods and how you can use them to perform special tasks in the context of ...