The Scavenger algorithm

Every single step of the scavenger algorithm described.

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Peter K
December 04, 2024

In this week’s article we are uncovering every step of the scavenger algorithm. We are not only looking at the visiting and copying objects in the new space, but describe what is happening in the prologue and epilogue. We even mention that the scavenger is swapping the new large object space and can resize the young space if necessary for better performance.

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