A 'Python like' language

[Daniel Dittmar]

Paul Rubin wrote:
> Just as with numerical linear algebra or sorting or alpha-beta search,
> there are simple gc techniques that work ok, but getting really high
> performance is a well-studied subject with a lot of literature and
> lore about it.  I believe Andrew Appel wrote a book or survey paper
> on it in the early 90's that you might like to look at.

The book 'Garbage Collection'
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0471941484/qid=1080593878/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-8877550-9073731?v=glance&s=books
has a chapter  on 'Cache-Conscious Garbage Collection'.

Daniel