Re: Memory allocation overhead
Eric Bezault <[email protected]>
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Colin Paul Adams wrote: > EB> I just saw that in your last check-in you used MEMORY.free. > EB> This is a bad idea in my opinion. > > Why? I was only using it in places where I could guarantee that the > object wouldn't be used again (not a frequent case). It's a bad idea for two reasons. If GC have been invented, it's because we cannot trust humans, including you. You can guarantee that the object would not be used again today. But what about in two years from now, after several iterations of refactoring? And I usually don't trust features/constructs that nobody else (except Lothar) used despite the fact that it has been available for more than a decade, and even more when it is related to a so complex thing as a GC. You can use it at your own risk in gestalt or other developments, but if possible it would be nice if we could refrain from using it in the Gobo package. -- Eric Bezault mailto:[email protected] http://www.gobosoft.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Register now and save $200. Hurry, offer ends at 11:59 p.m., Monday, April 7! Use priority code J8TLD2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone