Subj : Re: JavaScript performance in the real world
To   : Shanti Rao
From : Brendan Eich
Date : Fri Sep 17 2004 06:48 pm

Shanti Rao wrote:
> What I did to solve this problem was write a jsGC() function that calls 
> JS_GC(). Call it at the end of your loop.


This could easily make the runtime go through the roof, because it 
forces a GC for every loop iteration -- or did you mean "after the end 
of your loop"?

GC should be automated.  If script has to call it, the embedding and the 
engine have failed in their duty to schedule GC well.  And I will bet 
real money that script will call the GC too often, screwing performance.

/be

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