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		pjmlp 57 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Garbage Collection Handbook It surely is from computer science point of view, now that many prefer street knowledge, is another matter.

pizlonator 57 days ago [–]

Someone saying that they are the same isn’t “science”.

What is science is programming language semantics, and by that science, RC and GC are different.

pjmlp 56 days ago | [–]

RC is a GC algorithm, naturally there are different implementations available.

Semantics are well defined in research literature.

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