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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand>
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Subject: Re: Managed-Code Bloat
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In message <isjobk$e3s$1@dont-email.me>, Joshua Cranmer wrote:

> On 6/6/2011 3:17 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>
>> In message<isis49$cpq$1@dont-email.me>, Joshua Cranmer wrote:
>>
>>>    From a programming language design concept, one thing is abundantly
>>> clear: manually-managed memory is a failure.
>>
>> And yet managed code has failed to take off in the mass market. Why is
>> that?
> 
> Because you can't see the mass market. The use of HTML 5 and
> JavaScript-based applications is taking off. And what is JavaScript? Why
> managed code.

I think JavaScript uses reference-counting, too. Why else would it have a
“delete” statement
<http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/ScriptingAutomation/Conceptual/JSCodingGuide/OOJavaScript/OOJavaScript.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40006539-SW1>?