Re: Garbage collection (was Re: JWZ on s/Java/Perl/)

[Dan Sugalski]

At 07:44 PM 2/14/2001 +0000, Simon Cozens wrote:
>On Wed, Feb 14, 2001 at 08:32:41PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > > DESTROY would get called twice, which is VERY BAD.
> >
> > *blink*
> > It is? Why?
> > I grant you it isn't the clearest way of programming, but "VERY BAD"?
>
>package NuclearReactor::CoolingRod;
>
>sub new {
>     Reactor->decrease_core_temperature();
>     bless {}, shift
>}
>
>sub DESTROY {
>     Reactor->increase_core_temperature();
>}

Time to snag some bits from the Java license agreement.

"...this software is not meant for...aircraft control...nuclear 
reactors...medical equipment..."

                                        Dan

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