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From: Vinzent Hoefler <ada.rocks@jlfencey.com>
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Subject: Re: Boehm-Demers-Weiser conservative garbage collector and GNAT
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 10:47:44 +0200
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Stephen Leake wrote:

>The issue of whether garbage collection is a good thing for novice
>programmers is an interesting one. My initial take would still be "no
>- don't let them get used to the crutch". But I'm willing to be
>convinced.

I don't know about you, but someone should have very good arguments to
convince *me*. ;)


Vinzent.