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From: jima@hplsla.HP.COM (Jim Adcock)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: reference counting vs. GC again
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Date: 5 Sep 89 16:08:48 GMT
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> I hope C++ can have an automatic memory management system, but I am not
> holding my breath.

This was addressed a month or two back, with the conclusion that under 2.0
it is relatively easy to add GC to C++, and people have done so.  
Not to imply I believe GC is uniformly the answer over ref counting.  
I believe each has its place.  Better yet if one can write classes that need
neither.