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"exec() is the world's most efficient garbage collector." [1] This idea is both worthy, and old. [1] DJB, paraphrased, when responding to a criticism of the d
by jhayward 7y ago
"exec() is the world's most efficient garbage collector." [1]
This idea is both worthy, and old.
[1] DJB, paraphrased, when responding to a criticism of the design of qmail, which rapidly forked very small processes which did a simple task and exit. Unable to find a link to the mailing list.
- kazinator 7y agoHardly; it leaves file descriptors open that are not marked close-on-exec. exit() is the world's most efficient garbage collector.