With the recent announcement of JEP 188: Java Memory Model Update, now seems like a good time to brush up on what you know about the JMM.

Open source Java proponents want to modernize the Java memory model, which has not been formally updated in more than nine years, and focus on concurrency. A JEP (JDK Enhancement Proposal), number ...

The Java memory model guarantees the same visibility semantics for exiting of synchronized regions as it does for volatile memory operations, so we should expect to see another memory barrier.

Whether you're preparing for an interview or reviewing for a Java course, you'll need to know your way around these Java garbage collection questions. How well do you know GC algorithms? This ...

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