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I don't think you are using "instead" correctly in that sentence. You are implying that not being able to have dangling pointers in Java (and thus eliminating
by elteto 8y ago
I don't think you are using "instead" correctly in that sentence.
You are implying that not being able to have dangling pointers in Java (and thus eliminating an entire category of bugs) inevitably leads to the new category of bugs of leaking memory by holding on to references. But that is the case in any language that allows dynamic memory allocation. You can leak memory in Rust, C++ and VB if you don't dealloc.
- Dylan16807 8y agoA program with more memory controlled by GC is generally going to have more leaks like that. The switch reduces bugs some, and definitely reduces the severity, but I would largely put the bugs in the same category and say it hasn't been eliminated.