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		FridgeSeal 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Borrow Checking, RC, GC, and Eleven Other Memory S... It does have a GC. It just runs at compile time. Bonus feature, it helpfully prevents a number of common bugs too.

amelius 8 months ago [–]

GC is short for automatic GC.

If you have to do it yourself, then it does not "have" a GC.

FridgeSeal 8 months ago | [–]

Ssshhh you’re ruining my silly and “hasn’t gone over terribly well” joke.

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