Do garbage collected languages need destructors?

From: Ulf Wendel (ulf.wendel_at_phpdoc.de)
Date: 10/29/03 

Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 10:21:51 +0100

Hello,

I need some input on a simple question:
Do garbage collected languages need destructors?

Links for further reading are very much appreciated.
Thanks!

Ulf

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