garbage-collection

name	Garbage Collection
description	Expert skill for garbage collector design and implementation including various collection algorithms
category	Memory Management
allowed-tools	["Read","Write","Edit","Glob","Grep","Bash"]
graph	{"domains":["domain:software-engineering"],"specializations":["specialization:programming-languages"],"skillAreas":["skill-area:profiling-memory","skill-area:compiler-implementation"],"roles":["role:backend-engineer"]}

Garbage Collection Skill

Overview

Expert skill for garbage collector design and implementation including various collection algorithms.

Capabilities

• Implement mark-sweep collection
• Implement copying/semi-space collectors
• Implement generational collection with write barriers
• Implement concurrent/incremental marking (tri-color)
• Design object header layouts and type info
• Implement precise vs conservative root scanning
• Design card table and remembered set implementations
• Implement finalizers and weak references

Target Processes

• garbage-collector-implementation.js
• memory-allocator-design.js
• interpreter-implementation.js