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Re^6: Modernizing the Postmodern Language?by salva (Canon) |
on Jul 02, 2020 at 15:15 UTC ( [id://11118823]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
Isn't the problem always reference counting vs. tracing gc, though? Yes, you have to choose between deterministic destruction or garbage collection. Languages with garbage collection usually provide a with construction (that I think comes from LISP). Nowadays it seems that everybody (or at least, most language designers) admits that having a proper garbage collector is something so good that it well worths the trouble of requiring those with guards.
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