--- title: Episode 54 “How JDK 26 Improves G1's Throughput” [AtA] –... description: JDK 26 significantly improves G1 garbage collector throughput by streamlining its write barriers. This Inside Java Podcast episode (recorded at JavaOne 2026)... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/episode-54-how-jdk-26-improves-g1-s-throughput-ata-inside-java-6ok2qo9gw twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Episode 54 “How JDK 26 Improves G1's Throughput” [AtA] – Inside.java | daily.dev og:description: JDK 26 significantly improves G1 garbage collector throughput by streamlining its write barriers. This Inside Java Podcast episode (recorded at JavaOne 2026)... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/episode-54-how-jdk-26-improves-g1-s-throughput-ata-inside-java-6ok2qo9gw og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/6Ok2qO9gW.png og:image:alt: Episode 54 “How JDK 26 Improves G1's Throughput” [AtA] – Inside.java og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Episode 54 “How JDK 26 Improves G1's Throughput” [AtA] – Inside.java **[Inside Java](https://daily.dev/sources/inside_java)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary JDK 26 significantly improves G1 garbage collector throughput by streamlining its write barriers. This Inside Java Podcast episode (recorded at JavaOne 2026) features a deep dive with HotSpot GC engineer Stefan Johansson, covering G1 regions, write barriers, concurrent marking, card tables, and how JEP 522 lays groundwork for G1 becoming the universal default collector across all Java environments. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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