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Reference cycles aren't a problem for GCs because any objects that aren't reachable from a root set of nodes are considered garbage and get collected. (I only r

Reference cycles aren't a problem for GCs because any objects that aren't reachable from a root set of nodes are considered garbage and get collected. (I only read part of the article, but hopefully that answers your question...)

wshuang 12y ago
Cool, thanks :)
lmm 12y ago
To clarify, they aren't a problem for mark/sweep GCs. Reference counting can be considered a form of GC.