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> Reference counting is a type of GC [0]. Just not a very good one in many cases. …on a server where you can have a ton of RAM. It's superior on client machine
by astrange 3y ago
> Reference counting is a type of GC [0]. Just not a very good one in many cases.
…on a server where you can have a ton of RAM. It's superior on client machines because it's friendlier to swapped out memory, which is why Swift doesn't have a GC.