Re: How does "new" work in a loop? ...garbage collection....memory that is not being used. ... It's not a matter of the reference being removed. ... Since it was a production system I used great ... (microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.csharp)
Re: Memory doesnt release (from collections) ... you can use gc.collect but no matter I let the program sit for 2 hours ... >> Just because an object is eligible for garbage collection,... Until then it will sit there taking up memory.... (microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb)
Re: finally block ...Datareaders that, no matter what you're doing next, you don't need and ... want garbage collection to clear from memory.... (microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.csharp)
Re: Alternatives to C: ObjectPascal, Eiffel, Ada or Modula-3? ... My problem with it is the lack of a garbage collection.... pretty much have memory bugs,...Modern GCs are much faster than older ones, ...Concurrent GCs exist, nevermind GCs that play fairly nicely with concurrent application code. ... (comp.programming)
Re: Article of interest: Python pros/cons for the enterprise ... from many articles and postings across the internet memory management... There are other downsides to garbage collection,... not the way it goes in practice nowadays,... (comp.lang.python)