Re: Larry Wall, on Tcl

From: Alan Anderson <aranders@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:44:28 -0500

Darren New <dnew@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Cameron Laird wrote:

EIAS isn't a good thing?

It has its drawbacks. Like, no garbage collection of referenced objects.

What is a "referenced object" and why should I care?

(I do know the answer to the first question, making it rhetorical, but
the second question is legitimate.)
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