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This book provides a comprehensive treatment of garbage collection techniques used in automatic dynamic memory management. It examines fundamental algorithms, including reference counting, mark-and-sweep, copying collectors, generational collection, and incremental methods. The text analyzes performance trade-offs, implementation strategies, and theoretical foundations, serving as a key reference for researchers, language designers, and systems programmers.
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Edition: 1st
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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Publishing Year: 1996
ISBN: 0-471-94148-4
Pages: 403