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Re: Solve memory problems [message #64705 is a reply to message #64623] Tue, 13 January 2009 09:14 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
David Fanning is currently offline  David Fanning
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Jean H. writes:

> what is wrong with Heap_Gc? I agree it's better to destroy each pointer
> the proper way, but I have no clue of what is wrong with it! I do use is
> from time to time and it has never failed on me!

It is just such a...I don't know...admission of
failure. It's letting IDL do something the programmer
should have done. I guess the basic thing wrong with
it is it is just so damn inelegant. It's kind of like
using your crescent wrench as a hammer. :-)

Cheers,

David
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David Fanning, Ph.D.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming (www.dfanning.com)
Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")
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