4 ms·
Other languages use reference counting too. I don't really see how that applies to a discussion on a paper about GC. Edit: my bad, they literally mention refer
by jgh 9y ago
Other languages use reference counting too. I don't really see how that applies to a discussion on a paper about GC.
Edit: my bad, they literally mention reference counting in the first sentence. Leaving this here because I should read the link before the comments.
- hamstergene 9y agoThis is exactly why I insist on using the wording "automatic memory management" instead of "garbage collection". When you say AMM, it's clear and intuitive: it means an object's lifetime is not really under programmer's control, but is up to some automatically working algorithm/mechanism. But if you say GC to mean not tracing GC, half of audience is doomed to misunderstand you.