I agree. This is a good use for weakrefs without the need for finalization. Thanks!
On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 3:12 PM, K. Gadd <[email protected]> wrote: > The problem is that the cycles remain uncollectable for a very long period > of time, even though functionally the references don't need to be strong. > > > On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 3:10 PM, David Bruant <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Le 07/11/2013 22:46, K. Gadd a écrit : >> >> That's the sort of obstacle that factors into a developer's choice of >>> language and toolset. I've seen this particular concern with ES crop up in >>> the past on real projects, and I've seen firsthand how difficult it is to >>> avoid uncollectable cycles in a language environment without any sort of >>> weak reference mechanism. Leaking large uncollectable cycles can have >>> catastrophic consequences in multimedia applications and games, where those >>> cycles might be retaining images or sounds or other huge game assets. >>> >> The repeated use of the word "cycle" worries me. Cycles aren't a problem >> by themselves with mark and sweep, do we agree? >> >> David >> > > > _______________________________________________ > es-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/es-discuss > > -- Text by me above is hereby placed in the public domain Cheers, --MarkM
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