Assigning “null” to objects in every application after their use

Question

• Do you always assign null to an object after its scope has been reached?

• Or do you rely on the JVM for garbage collection?

Answer 1

- Do you always assign null to an object after its scope has been reached?

No

- Or do you rely on the JVM for garbage collection?

Yes

- Do you do it for all sort of applications regardless of their length?

Yes

- If so, is it always a good practice?

N/A