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If you could even just pass an array of objects to be collected or something, this would so much easier. Magic, code or otherwise, sucks when the spell/library
by smaudet 2y ago
If you could even just pass an array of objects to be collected or something, this would so much easier.
Magic, code or otherwise, sucks when the spell/library/runtime has different expectations than your own.
You expect levitation to apply to people, but the runtime only levitates carbon based life forms. You end up levitating people without their affects (weapons/armor), to the embarrassment of everyone.
There should be no magic, everything should be parameterized, the GC is a dangerous call, but it should be exposed as well (and lots of dire warnings issued to those using it).
- munificent 2y ago> If you could even just pass an array of objects to be collected or something If you have a bunch of objects in an array that you have a reference to such that you can pass it, then, by definition, those objects are not garbage, since they're still accessible to the program.
- smaudet 2y agoYes. Use a WriteOnlyArray or whatever, Semantics aside though... There should be some middle ground between RAII and invoking Dispose/delete and full blown automatic GC.