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Yeah I'm aware of optional GCs. What I meant was languages that ship with a GC as standard and also have pointers. In the case of Boehm, since you choose to bri
by city41 13y ago
Yeah I'm aware of optional GCs. What I meant was languages that ship with a GC as standard and also have pointers. In the case of Boehm, since you choose to bring it in yourself, it's up to you to make sure you don't abuse it.
- jballanc 13y agoWell, pretty much any language with a GC can abuse the GC, regardless of whether it's optional or designed in from the start. It just happens to be a lot harder to abuse a GC than to forget to free/delete something.