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Do you understand that the linked article, and the talk referenced in the article describe a way to implement garbage collection as a solution to (memory manage
by ingenter 10y ago
Do you understand that the linked article, and the talk referenced in the article describe a way to implement garbage collection as a solution to (memory management for) data structures with cycles?
Do you think that this problem is not equivalent to "how do I allow my dog to make a 'press this button for fart sound' app?"?
Do you have a better solution to reclaiming data structures with cyclic pointers?
- palunon 10y agoPool allocation, and delete the whole thing at the end. Of course, sometimes (most times ?) you can't do this, and you really need a GC. There is a reason why TAOCP spends a whole chapter on GC IIRC...