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What would you say is the problem with Reference Counting for back-end work? Maybe it's because I come from a C/C++ background, but declaring a few weak refere
by skohan 8y ago
What would you say is the problem with Reference Counting for back-end work?
Maybe it's because I come from a C/C++ background, but declaring a few weak references here and there never felt like much of a hindrance to me.
- MaxBarraclough 8y agoOn the flipside though: * You're always thinking of whether you might need to use weak refs, right? That's a cognitive load that you would otherwise be spared. * What are the consequences when you get it wrong? * How probable is a mistake, particularly when working with a large complex codebase that you didn't create, and don't fully understand? * How probable is it that you might fail to detect a mistake, for a long time?