29 Apr
2011
29 Apr
'11
8:08 a.m.
On 29 Apr 2011, at 05:38, Ben Lippmeier
Laziness at the value level causes space leaks,
This is well-worn folklore, but a bit misleading. Most of my recent space leaks have been caused by excessive strictness. Space leaks occur in all kinds of programs and languages, and I am not convinced there is a strong correlation between laziness and leakiness. If anything, I think there is observation bias: lazy programmers have good tools for identifying, finding, and removing leaks. Others do not. Regards, Malcolm