Python vs Ruby

[Fredrik Lundh]

andrew wrote:

> Hrm... In the Jones/Lins book on garbage collection, section 2.1 and
> chapter 3 are on reference counting, and they refer to it as "one of
> the classial garbage collection algorithms", which settles the matter
> for me; clearly reference counting *is* a form of GC

the GC FAQ lists reference counting under "basic algorithms",
together with mark-and-sweep and copying:

    http://www.iecc.com/gclist/GC-faq.html

Cheers /F