What Garbage Collectors Do
Randall R Schulz <[email protected]> Thu, 5 Jun 2008 08:16:40 -0700
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Hi, Someone in the Scala-Debate list posted this amongst a discussion about about how upcoming (proposed) improvements to the JVM might benefit Scala: On Thursday 05 June 2008 07:33, Nils Kilden-Pedersen wrote: > It's a common misconception that the GC needs to clean garbage. The > GC is limited by live objects, not dead. The term "garbage collector" > is truly a misnomer with current implementations as it is not garbage > that is being collected, but non-garbage, i.e. live objects. How accurate / complete is this notion? It does not seem entirely sensible to me. Randall Schulz =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor® http://www.develop.com View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com