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> The problem with garbage collection is that it doesn't work for other kinds of resources than memory Why is that a "problem with GC"? Abstracting away >90%
by pphysch 3y ago
> The problem with garbage collection is that it doesn't work for other kinds of resources than memory
Why is that a "problem with GC"?
Abstracting away >90% of resource management (i.e. local memory) is a significant benefit.
It's like saying the "problem with timesharing OS" is that it doesn't address 100% of concurrency/parallelism needs.
- insanitybit 3y agoI think a charitable reading would be that by "problem" they meant "limitation".