Am 20.09.2014 17:08, schrieb Jacob Carlborg:
On 2014-09-20 16:33, Paulo Pinto wrote:
It requires compiler support, though.
The first thing I asked in this thread was "Are you suggesting we
implement ARC?" and the answer was "Yes" [1]. So it looks like Andrei
already wants to implement ARC. My definition of ARC is that the
compiler inserts the calls to retain/release (or whatever you call them).
[1]
http://forum.dlang.org/thread/[email protected]#post-lvi0ve:2429il:241:40digitalmars.com
I would say ARC == RC. I never saw a distinction in literature between
both, before Apple used the term.
With all these discussions I have been digging into old papers, and due
to that I am starting to change my opinion.
As it seems, RC with GC for cycle collection was more common than I
thought of.
In the end, what matters is having automatic memory management, be it
via GC, RC or compiler dataflow analysis.
From an outsider point of view, I just think that whatever the final
outcome, it should be in a way that avoids the runtime episode from
repeating itself.
--
Paulo
