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Swift doesn't have a GC. The automatic reference counting is a feature that just inserts retain/release statements at compile time, so there is no additional pr
by retendo 3y ago
Swift doesn't have a GC. The automatic reference counting is a feature that just inserts retain/release statements at compile time, so there is no additional process that handles that. I would suspect that the performance hits originate from other things.
- deleted 3y ago[deleted]
- cellularmitosis 3y agoI don’t see a lot of utility in policing an overly narrow definition of what constitutes garbage collection.
- frizlab 3y agoARC is a type of GC though.