Also, if someone else has access to the member, meaning that there is an alias to the member, then the reference count should reflect that. Here’s an example:

Also, if someone else has access to the member, meaning that there is an alias to the member, then the reference count should reflect that. Here’s an example: i :: int | 1 reference a := @i | 2 references remove i | 1 reference The data originally allocated for ‘i’ should persist because its reference count hasn’t hit zero yet.