WeakMap GC performance (was: WeakMap.prototype.clear performance)

[reordering] Allen wrote: We can understand the value of providing a clear method without talking about GC at all. I don't doubt there is a case to clear a data structure, but it can be filled with clearless weakmaps. What I'm trying to find is a differentiating factor. I agree that: *

Re: WeakMap GC performance (was: WeakMap.prototype.clear performance)

[Meta] David, I would appreciate if you stopped breaking discussion threads all the time. There are now about half a dozen threads related to WeakMap clear, which clutters the discussion view and makes it hard to properly follow the discussion with delay. Thanks, /Andreas On 23 January 2013