Garbage collection helps programmers the way training wheels help cyclists. The analogy is pretty much exact.
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@samskivert When I look at what they use it for and how they use it, I am usually shocked that they think the program was well designed! -
@cmuratori@samskivert that is not a particularly objective metric
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@cmuratori I think your sample set is very limited. GC enables designs & techniques that are cumbersome or dangerous otherwise. -
@samskivert In all cases that I've seen people argue that, the actual code could have written much more straightforwardly. - Show replies
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@cmuratori And as a general rule, everyone is not actually stupid. If it looks that way, you might need to dig deeper yourself.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@cmuratori Viewing all of computer science through the lens of a game developer can lead to misguided conclusions. IMO, naturally.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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