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delphi-bounces@delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces@delphi.org.nz] <b>On Behalf
Of </b>Ian Drower<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, 18 September 2009 2:45 p.m.<br>
<b>To:</b> NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [DUG] A change in upgrade policy coming from Embarcadero<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I presume you're talking about her car...<br>
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<blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><pre>The GC in .NET has evolved more and more facilities to "configure" and<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>"tune" it, which again raises the question in my mind... if GC is<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>supposed<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>to be this great, automated memory management system, why does it need<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>so<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>much tweaking and tuning?<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre> <o:p></o:p></pre></blockquote>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>In typical use, it doesn't need any tweaking. I suspect that there are some memory usage patterns it doesn't perform so well on, and in those cases you tune it. In extreme cases, you use something else :).<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>In the same vein, if my wife's automatic gearbox is so good, why does it have a sports and economy setting?<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Regards<o:p></o:p></pre><pre> <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Sean Cross<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Post: <a
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