Re: GC (was: Stumped without mutation... )

"Hans" == Hans Aberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hans At 14:15 97/08/12, Philip Wadler wrote: I think that Java might be slow, just because of this automatic garbage collection. I can't let this chestnut go unchallenged. Let's not bandy about claims without evidence.

Re: GC (was: Stumped without mutation... )

At 14:15 97/08/12, Philip Wadler wrote: I think that Java might be slow, just because of this automatic garbage collection. I can't let this chestnut go unchallenged. Let's not bandy about claims without evidence. GC is perfectly fine for building into phone switches (via Erlang) so it

GC (was: Stumped without mutation... )

I think that Java might be slow, just because of this automatic garbage collection. I can't let this chestnut go unchallenged. Let's not bandy about claims without evidence. GC is perfectly fine for building into phone switches (via Erlang) so it can't be all that slow. -- P