Written by Michał Piotrowski2025-03-05
Garbage collection theory – Basic Algorithms
GC Theory Article
Reading Time: 5 minutesIn the world of garbage collection, there are three algorithms, that are the founding stone for all the other. In this article I will try to briefly introduce all of them – reference counting algorithm, mark-sweep and copying algorithm. More detailed articles about them will follow in the weeks to come. The reference counting algorithm

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