Does Java Garbage Collect always has to “Stop-the-World”?

Question

I am trying to understand Java\'s garbage collection more deeply.

In HotSpot JVM generational collection, in the heap, there are three areas (Young generation, Old gener

Answer 1

Here is a link that gives some good information about the different collectors in java 8: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/vm/gctuning/collectors.html#sthref27

All strategies will stop-the-world. But, your performance requirements can drive you to choose differing GC strategies to improve performance or response times.