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Is there a practical use for weak references?

java garbage-collection weak-references
asked 2012-01-09T15:09:07.763
11
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2
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Is GC.KeepAlive required here, or can I rely on locals and arguments keeping an object alive?

c# .net garbage-collection unsafe
asked 2012-01-03T14:29:26.280
15
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3
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About closure, LexicalEnvironment and GC

javascript garbage-collection closures
asked 2011-12-29T09:02:31.847
15
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2
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Class wrapper around file -- proper way to close file handle when no longer referenced

garbage-collection python resource-cleanup
asked 2011-12-20T21:13:50.133
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7
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Generational GC source code

c compiler-construction resources garbage-collection
asked 2011-11-24T02:41:41.440
84
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8
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Java 7 (JDK 7) garbage collection and documentation on G1

java garbage-collection java-7 heap-memory g1gc
asked 2011-11-13T11:50:30.480
38
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4
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Aggressive garbage collector strategy

java garbage-collection heap-memory
asked 2011-11-02T12:18:55.700
14
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4
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Why is finalize not being called?

java garbage-collection
asked 2011-10-16T20:06:14.113
12
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5
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Is garbage collection detrimental to the performance of this type of program

java c++ memory-management garbage-collection
asked 2011-09-23T23:07:55.410
22
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4
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How do I remove event handlers when I'm finished with a View and ViewModel, but not the Model

c# .net events mvvm garbage-collection
asked 2011-09-14T22:39:13.347
183
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7
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Is explicitly closing files important?

python file garbage-collection
asked 2011-09-13T00:27:07.687
24
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6
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Creating a weak subscription to an IObservable

c# garbage-collection system.reactive weak-references
asked 2011-09-06T15:31:44.033
9
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1
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Does pinning an object in the LOH affect GC performance?

.net garbage-collection
asked 2011-08-19T12:25:25.303
22
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5
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Why don't Haskell compilers facilitate deterministic memory management?

memory-management haskell garbage-collection
asked 2011-08-12T10:27:12.827
13
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1
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Is there a way to FORCE weak and/or soft referenced objects to be GC'd in Java?

java reference garbage-collection weak-references soft-references
asked 2011-08-06T16:25:49.773
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2
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What is the meaning of the -XX:NewRatio and -XX:OldSize JVM flags?

java memory garbage-collection command-line-arguments flags
asked 2011-07-28T13:25:20.237
13
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3
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Object doesn't get garbage collected

c# events garbage-collection destructor
asked 2011-07-25T14:59:54.467
10
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2
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Are constants pinned in C#?

c# .net garbage-collection
asked 2011-07-18T16:12:38.343
13
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5
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Are memory leaks totally absent in Java applications?

java memory garbage-collection
asked 2011-07-12T19:14:25.960
14
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3
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How do garbage collectors track all live objects?

garbage-collection
asked 2011-07-11T13:19:10.263
16
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5
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Is GC.Collect() blocking?

c# garbage-collection
asked 2011-06-18T22:43:27.507
14
votes
3
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Why doesn't iOS have automatic garbage collection?

iphone objective-c garbage-collection
asked 2011-06-17T11:47:38.040
9
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2
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BroadcastReceiver Life Cycle -- Static Variables

android garbage-collection broadcastreceiver static-variables
asked 2011-06-09T21:06:25.387
24
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2
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JVM Tenured/Old gen reached limit & server hanging

java jboss garbage-collection jvm heap-memory
asked 2011-05-09T15:48:09.117
9
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6
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How do i explicitly clear the byte[]

c# .net memory-management memory-leaks garbage-collection
asked 2011-05-05T04:39:54.807
9
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2
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C#'s `yield return` is creating a lot of garbage for me. Can it be helped?

c# garbage-collection yield-return
asked 2011-04-29T22:52:48.590
13
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5
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Should I ever manually force garbage collection in my WPF app?

.net wpf memory-leaks garbage-collection
asked 2011-04-22T15:50:49.100
13
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1
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Node.js and V8 garbage collection

garbage-collection node.js v8
asked 2011-04-09T05:05:31.293
12
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1
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what is the role of "vm thread" in JDK 1.6

java garbage-collection solaris java-6
asked 2011-03-25T12:45:58.813
10
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2
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Troublesome GC.collect() calls in third-party library

c# .net performance garbage-collection profiling
asked 2011-03-14T15:20:53.947
16
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3
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Garbage Collection and Finalizers: Finer Points

c# garbage-collection finalizer
asked 2011-03-07T18:00:05.460
12
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5
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Is garbage collector a daemon thread?

java multithreading garbage-collection
asked 2011-03-07T11:01:01.737
47
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2
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jQuery memory leak patterns and causes

javascript jquery performance memory-leaks garbage-collection
asked 2011-02-18T20:09:11.890
19
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2
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Garbage collector tuning in Ruby 1.9

ruby garbage-collection
asked 2011-02-13T16:25:11.303
16
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6
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Is it true that in .NET the garbage collector gets called when you minimize the program?

.net windows garbage-collection
asked 2011-02-01T13:16:56.823
27
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1
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Technical details of Android Garbage Collector

android multithreading garbage-collection android-3.0-honeycomb
asked 2011-01-27T16:18:00.987
50
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4
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Explanation of Azul's "pauseless" garbage collector

garbage-collection
asked 2010-12-20T15:50:53.403
19
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6
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Garbage Collection in Delphi

delphi garbage-collection
asked 2010-12-14T15:36:28.770
10
votes
2
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Safely pausing of thread during GC in .NET

.net garbage-collection
asked 2010-12-11T18:54:52.403
11
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3
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Can you deadlock on calling GC.Collect and GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers?

c# .net garbage-collection
asked 2010-12-08T10:47:48.350
22
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5
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Finding the address range of the data segment

c memory-management garbage-collection global-variables memory-layout
asked 2010-11-29T23:03:51.523
22
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3
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Android dalvikvm-heap: Clamp target GC heap

java android memory-management memory-leaks garbage-collection
asked 2010-11-11T14:14:40.357
16
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2
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Good samples of using Finalizers in C#

c# memory-management garbage-collection clr finalizer
asked 2010-11-03T15:09:21.410
27
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13
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Was there a specific reason why garbage collection was not designed for C?

c garbage-collection
asked 2010-10-28T02:30:05.920
20
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1
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Java blocking issue: Why would JVM block threads in many different classes/methods?

java garbage-collection locking blocking concurrency
asked 2010-10-25T15:52:05.527
15
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2
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TaskScheduler.UnobservedTaskException never gets called

.net exception garbage-collection
asked 2010-10-19T22:33:10.683
9
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1
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Is there any research on (or better use of) of RAII in GC languages?

garbage-collection using-statement raii with-statement object-lifetime
asked 2010-09-10T15:14:37.460
9
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2
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Why do the GC times increase steadily on a long running high volume Java app?

java garbage-collection jvm
asked 2010-09-09T08:55:14.660
15
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2
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What is the difference between finalize and dispose in .net?

.net garbage-collection dispose finalize
asked 2010-09-05T08:50:48.360
12
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3
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Does Java garbage collection starts to work to prevent memory swapping?

java garbage-collection
asked 2010-08-23T11:27:26.773
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