2014/9/3 2:58 -0700, a...@redhat.com: > ... > > As Jarolsav put it, "I don't think this is explainable to regular Java > developers." As David Lloyd put it, "If you still think that finalize > is a good idea, given that it's basically defective *and* there is > almost always a better solution, then I will be quite astounded." As > I put it, "finalize is broken."
Indeed -- I couldn't have said it better myself! - Mark
