They must have some empirical data to support that choice.

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by static

11/12/09 8:01:26 PM

They must have some empirical data to support that choice.

And surely there are modern algorithms that are halfway between the simplest garbage collection and the most aggressive reference counting.

OTOH, I understand the choice to not have to worry about explicit string memory allocation.

Wade, who's wondering why he's defending this new language.

Q:Is it proper to eat cheeseburgers with your fingers?
A:No, the fingers should be eaten separately.

Google Go - (Another Scott) - (22) - Nov. 11, 2009, 12:01:32 AM EST

Interesting. - (static) - Nov. 11, 2009, 12:47:01 AM EST

Yay... - (malraux) - (9) - Nov. 11, 2009, 09:49:44 AM EST

Why does one need database drivers? - (boxley) - (5) - Nov. 11, 2009, 09:58:24 AM EST

Re: Why does one need database drivers? - (malraux) - (4) - Nov. 11, 2009, 09:59:58 AM EST

any language worth scrapdoodle should be able to callout -NT - (boxley) - (2) - Nov. 11, 2009, 10:14:13 AM EST

Re: any language worth scrapdoodle should be able to callout - (malraux) - (1) - Nov. 11, 2009, 10:18:22 AM EST

Ouch. - (static) - Nov. 11, 2009, 07:00:44 PM EST

Still...I think it might still have better support than... - (Mycroft_Holmes_Iv) - Nov. 11, 2009, 11:58:53 PM EST

Ben's thinking about that, too. - (Another Scott) - (2) - Nov. 20, 2009, 12:29:59 AM EST

Let's hope the guy pays attention - (crazy) - Nov. 20, 2009, 07:13:35 AM EST

That's a good read. - (static) - Nov. 20, 2009, 07:53:15 PM EST

Stupid name, too. - (malraux) - (3) - Nov. 11, 2009, 10:09:20 AM EST

No, brilliant - (drook) - (2) - Nov. 11, 2009, 11:05:40 AM EST

For them, yes. - (malraux) - (1) - Nov. 11, 2009, 11:08:52 AM EST

Gives a new meaning to 'googlie-goo'. -NT - (static) - Nov. 11, 2009, 06:57:45 PM EST

For a non-programmer... - (pwhysall) - (5) - Nov. 12, 2009, 01:53:17 AM EST

Where C sits in the development stack. - (static) - (4) - Nov. 12, 2009, 07:08:07 AM EST

yeah and like GC solves that - (boxley) - (1) - Nov. 12, 2009, 08:01:46 AM EST

They must have some empirical data to support that choice. - (static) - Nov. 12, 2009, 08:01:26 PM EST

All the speed of Python and the convenience of C, eh? -NT - (pwhysall) - (1) - Nov. 12, 2009, 03:23:56 PM EST

I think they intended the other way around. - (static) - Nov. 12, 2009, 07:58:30 PM EST

I have an invitation for you guys. - (jake123) - Nov. 12, 2009, 03:51:40 PM EST

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