# Optimizing the Plush Garbage Collector for Speed

The Plush project has introduced optimizations to its garbage collector, resulting in faster runtime performance. The changes reduce pause times and memory overhead for Plush applications. This update is especially relevant for developers running performance-sensitive workloads.

**Importance:** 2/5

## Sources

### Technology
- [Hacker News](https://pointersgonewild.com/2026-08-17-speeding-up-the-plush-garbage-collector/) — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:09:06 +0000