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> Isn’t reference counting a type of garbage collection? Reference counting leads to memory leaks if cycles occur. Garbage collection algorithms don't have thi
by q-big 4y ago
> Isn’t reference counting a type of garbage collection?
Reference counting leads to memory leaks if cycles occur. Garbage collection algorithms don't have this problem.
- 3a2d29 4y agoI checked and you are not correct. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garbage_collection_(computer_science)#Reference_counting https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garbage_collection_(computer... Reference counting is a type of garbage collection.
- q-big 4y agoOn the other hand: "Garbage collection vs. ARC" https://atp.fm/205-chris-lattner-interview-transcript#gc https://atp.fm/205-chris-lattner-interview-transcript#gc (Hacker News: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31139610 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31139610) This (sub)headline only makes sense if garbage collection and ARC are different concepts.
- 3a2d29 4y agoHmm I think they are referring to GC as “traditional” GC, but I will concede that they don’t seem to say that.