In my latest post I explained the reasons that can cause the java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: PermGen space crashes. Now it is time to talk about possible solutions to the problem. Or, more precisely, about what the Internet suggests for possible solutions. Unfortunately, I can only say that I felt my inner Jamie Hyneman from MythBusters awakening when going through the different “expert opinions” on the subject.

I googled for current common knowledge about ways to solve java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: PermGen space crashes and went through a couple dozen pages that seemed more appropriate in Google results. Fortunately, most of the suggestions have already been distilled into this topic of the very respected StackOverflow. As you can see, the topic is truly popular and has some quite highly voted answers. But the irony is that the whole topic contains exactly zero solutions I could recommend myself.