7 JVM Arguments of Highly Effective Applications [Videos] In all these 4 videos, we share 7 important JVM arguments that will boost your Java/Scala/Jython application performances. by Join the DZone community and get the full member experience.Join For Free You can pass 600+ arguments to JVM just around garbage collection and memory. It’s way too many arguments for anyone to digest and comprehend. In all these 4 videos, we share 7 important JVM arguments that will boost your Java/Scala/Jython application performances. Videos The maximum heap size ( -Xss) is discussed in detail. In this part, the arguments related to garbage collection are explained: