Starting from Java 8, the memory model in Java was significantly changed. A new memory area called Metaspace was introduced and Permgen was removed. This change was made due to variety of reasons, ...

With the recent announcement of JEP 188: Java Memory Model Update, now seems like a good time to brush up on what you know about the JMM.

Open source Java proponents want to modernize the Java memory model, which has not been formally updated in more than nine years, and focus on concurrency. A JEP (JDK Enhancement Proposal), number ...