Marc Nieper-Wißkirchen wrote:
> > - If someone creates a derivative of the HAMT, the iterator won't
> > be affected, right? ("persistence")
>
> Yes.
OK, that's one thing to document.
> > So, what is the scenario where increasing the reference count will make
> > a difference?
>
> If you have a language with GC like Lisp or Scheme, say, the hamt may
> be GC'd while the iterator is still live.
And in C, when someone calls hamt_free on the HAMT, the iterator won't be
affected. IMO, that's another thing to document (because it's unexpected).
Bruno
