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Go 1.5's low-latency concurrent garbage collector

Gopher Academy · Talk · 23 min · 2015 · YouTube title: GopherCon 2015: Go GC: Solving the Latency Problem - Rick Hudson
Why it's here

Pointed to as the authoritative source on Go's GC pause improvements, and later revisited when GC latency claims were challenged.

What it covers

Rick Hudson's GopherCon 2015 talk on Go 1.5's new low-latency concurrent garbage collector. It covers the motivation, performance numbers, technical challenges and why the approach fits Go.