Garbage Collection

A Series of Posts on Garbage Collection

Garbage Collection, Broadly | 23 May 2024
An Introduction to Garbage Collection

Garbage Collection (But With Math) | 25 May 2024
Mathematically Modeling Garbage Collection

Semi-Space Garbage Collection Part 1 | 27 May 2024
A Deep Dive into Implementing a Two-Space Copying Garbage Collector

Semi-Space Garbage Collection Part 2 | 28 May 2024
A Deep Dive into Implementing a Two-Space Copying Garbage Collector

Cheney's Algorithm Playground | 05 Jun 2024
The Garbage Collector We Wrote, Running in the Browser

References and further reading:

• Dimoulas, C., Findler, R., St. Amour, V., Northwestern University COMP_SCI 321 Programming Languages Lecture Material: Garbage Collection Basics, Mark and Sweep Garbage Collection, Copying Garbage Collection
• Drakos, N., Moore, R., CSE 5317/4305: Design and Construction of Compilers Section 13.2.2 Copying Garbage Collection
• Felleisen, M., Findler, R., Flatt, M., Semantics Engineering with PLT Redex
• Wilson, Paul R., Uniprocessor Garbage Collection Techniques
• PlT Redex