From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.2 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_SPAM,REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,b30bd69fa8f63cb2 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: fc772,b30bd69fa8f63cb2 X-Google-Attributes: gidfc772,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-06-16 02:02:22 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!uwm.edu!rpi!not-for-mail From: Wesley Groleau Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.c++.moderated Subject: Re: C bug of the day Date: 16 Jun 2003 05:04:34 -0400 Organization: Ain't no organization here! Sender: cppmods@netlab.cs.rpi.edu Message-ID: <5hmdnSmIiei1hXCjXTWcpQ@gbronline.com> References: <1054751321.434656@master.nyc.kbcfp.com> Reply-To: wesgroleau@despammed.com NNTP-Posting-Host: netlab.cs.rpi.edu X-Original-Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2003 20:06:50 -0500 X-Submission-Address: c++-submit@netlab.cs.rpi.edu X-Auth: PGPMoose V1.1 PGP comp.lang.c++.moderated iQBVAwUAPu2IH0HMCo9UcraBAQF96wH/U1KUX4JFCjnI+lgDb8lCCYwvwxdWom08 alnVoqI+i5CF94W3zt2bhPggkozFZ6hJTXqcxxRiV/sEWbpD/5yiNQ== =iDDl Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:39224 comp.lang.c++.moderated:68445 Date: 2003-06-16T05:04:34-04:00 List-Id: > >>>In Ada, GC is automatic for stack variables, > > > >>In C++ GC is automatic for stack variables as well > > > > I think this is abusing the term 'garbage collection', consider: Hard to remember, but I think I was hinting at the fact that garbage collection is not nearly as important when using a language that doesn't force you to put everything interesting on the heap. [ See http://www.gotw.ca/resources/clcm.htm for info about ] [ comp.lang.c++.moderated. First time posters: Do this! ]