The transactional memory / garbage collection analogy

This essay presents remarkable similarities between transactional memory and garbage collection. The connections are fascinating in their own right, and they let us better understand one technology by thinking about the corresponding issues for the other.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: OOPSLA
• Authors: Dan Grossman
• Keywords: Garbage Collection, OOPSLA 2007, Remarkable Similarities, Transactional Memory