The Garbage Collection Handbook: The Art of Automatic Memory Management (2nd Ed) (2023)

Garbage collection—the invisible process keeping your program from drowning in waste—often works without fanfare. A discussion on Hacker News highlights the Garbage Collection Handbook, second edition, a comprehensive reference on how modern programming languages automatically manage memory. Whether you're a systems programmer, language designer, or curious about the mechanics under the hood, the handbook covers everything from foundational algorithms to cutting-edge concurrent strategies.

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