On 1/31/2013 11:42 AM, Joseph Rushton Wakeling wrote:
On 01/31/2013 08:15 PM, Walter Bright wrote:
GC isn't designed to 100% deallocate all unused memory. But C programs typically
are.
As you can probably tell, I have absolutely no clue about the rationale behind
these differences or their consequences -- could you enlighten me?
It's a large topic for a n.g. posting. May I recommend the classic book on the
subject, Garbage Collection by Richard Jones:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0471941484/classicempire
(yes, it's an affiliate link)
