> GCs also tend to have cliffs where you hit some unknown threshold when they start thrashing where deterministic release of memory tends to be much more linear

> GCs also tend to have cliffs where you hit some unknown threshold when they start thrashing where deterministic release of memory tends to be much more linear. I've experienced this, having previously worked on Java services. It can be quite a pain and can throw a wrench into your understanding of how you intended to scale.