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On 26/10/2013 20:24, Peter Cacioppi wrote:
> Paul Rubin said:
>
> "FYI, there is real though imprecise garbage collection for C.  Web
> search for "Boehm garbage collection" should find more info"
>
> Very interesting. This wasn't around the last time I launched a C/C++ project from scratch. Thanks for the tip.
>
> I have to admit, off the top of my head I can't quite grok how it could possibly work .... which means I will learn something from studying it. But not right now.
>
> Thanks! Some great CS minds on this forum.
>
>

Very true.

Now before I forget I hope you find these links useful.

http://dirtsimple.org/2004/12/python-is-not-java.html
http://dirtsimple.org/2004/12/java-is-not-python-either.html

-- 
Python is the second best programming language in the world.
But the best has yet to be invented.  Christian Tismer

Mark Lawrence