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Re:Exploring the software that flies SpaceX rockets and star... by TchoBeer on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @09:57AM (#27118172)
I think we've solved the GC vs Manual debate. Just add more RAM and explode your computer when it's done running
Re:Exploring the software that flies SpaceX rockets and star... by rm445 on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @11:02AM (#27118911)
Very funny. But leak memory until you have to restart the process seems to be a very common strategy in practice. The programs explode even if the computer doesn't.
Re:Exploring the software that flies SpaceX rockets and star... by TchoBeer on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @11:58AM (#27119705)
Many moons ago I remember talking with someone who works in HFT software and they said they'd just load the system with tons of RAM because allocation/deallocation and even manual memory management was too slow.
Re:Exploring the software that flies SpaceX rockets and star... by crazypython on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @10:05AM (#27118254)
Really, this is just region-based memory management or actor-based memory management.
Re:Exploring the software that flies SpaceX rockets and star... by mottosso on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @02:37PM (#27121790)
It's actually rocket-based memory management. Ba dum tss!