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Because allocation is slower with just reference counting, and the JVM is all about throughput. The downside is predictability, but newer memory managers are al
by winrid 6y ago
Because allocation is slower with just reference counting, and the JVM is all about throughput. The downside is predictability, but newer memory managers are almost fully concurrent so soon it may not matter.
- pak9rabid 6y agoInteresting. Is the slower allocation due to it having to increase a reference count somewhere, or is there more to it than that?