Wagnar,
Thanks for the comments. I agree that experience in using retain/
release is good to have, especially with iPhone. Although I have no
plans for an iPhone app right now, I certainly would not rule it out.
I did do a kind of hello world using the iPhone simulator though --
maybe I can market that through iTunes, ;-). However, I have written
a number of simple Cocoa applications using retain/release just to
build up my experience level but this question on GC is motivated by a
more serious effort and starting from scratch.
Having been a programmer for over 40 years with 20 years in C++,
having to do my own memory management is certainly not a new thing for
me. Though, I must admit, I do prefer GC languages and I much prefer
Java over C++.
phil
On Jun 22, 2009, at 8:14 AM, WT wrote:
On Jun 22, 2009, at 4:58 PM, Phil Hystad wrote:
Being relatively new to Cocoa and Objective-C, what is the
consensus on using the new version 2.0 managed memory features
(garbage collection).
If you were writing a new Cocoa application from scratch, would
garbage collection be the preferred method over the reference
counting (retain/release) method. Having spent years in Java I
would prefer a GC'd approach but I have also seen the great
improvement of GC in Java over the years. Therefore, I am also
curious on how the new Objective-C design for GC compares.
The applications I have in mind are mostly graphic (Quartz 2D)
oriented and likely also some OpenGL work.
Thanks for your opinions and comments.
phil
Hi Phil,
I've also lived in java-land for a long time, so I understand where
you're coming from. I've since come to think that spending some time
coding without gc has the great advantage that it forced me to be
more attentive and careful in my coding practice. Ultimately, of
course, it would be nice not to have to worry about memory
management at such fine-grained level, but the lessons I learned by
coding without the gc safety net will be with me when that day
comes. Also, if you're programming for the iPhone OS, you have no
choice at the time being because the iPhone OS does not support gc.
Wagner
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