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jank is C++

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YuriNiyazov ◴[] No.44537353[source]
A long long time ago, at ClojureConj 2014, I asked Rich Hickey whether a cpp-based clojure was possible, and his answer was "well, the primary impediment there is a lack of a garbage collector". There were a lot of conversations going on at the same time, so I didn't get an opportunity to "delve" into it, but:

1. does that objection make sense? 2. How does jank approach that hurdle.

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1. bluGill ◴[] No.44537844[source]
In the artical - it garbage collects always but if you call delete the garbage collector will be more agressive about cleaning that up.