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JEP 379 – Shenandoah: A Low-Pause-Time Garbage Collector

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#295 opened on Oct 23, 2025

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Create demo for Java 15 feature JEP 379 - Shenandoah: A Low-Pause-Time Garbage Collector

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Research direction
Understand the Shenandoah GC algorithm and create a practical demo showing its low pause time behavior. Compare with other GCs and highlight how to enable Shenandoah with XX:+UseShenandoahGC.
Tech stack
java
Domain
backendperformance
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
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Half day
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Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
Java
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65