I've been developing relatively large and complex games on the Flash platform for a while (see: http://www.rocksolidarcade.com http://www.rocksolidarcade.com),

I've been developing relatively large and complex games on the Flash platform for a while (see: http://www.rocksolidarcade.com http://www.rocksolidarcade.com), and if I put into words just how badly made I think the entire platform is, I would expect to get written off as a troll. With that said, the garbage collection is actually pretty decent. It's one of the few (perhaps only) parts of the entire ecosystem where I've never found any hair pulling, WTF worthy bugs.