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[Hans-Peter Diettrich]

Graeme Geldenhuys schrieb:
> On 2013-06-26 16:59, Hans-Peter Diettrich wrote:
>> I don't see any relationship to COM here. Java has managed objects, C++ 
>> has, .NET has, so why not OPL too?
> 
> 
> I wasn't referring to COM explicitly. But having objects being freed
> when the developer didn't expect it (because that was not the behaviour
> before), is what is going to cause troubles.

I don't see a chance for trouble when the object is destroyed *after* 
the last usable reference disappears.

> When you work with
> reference counted Interfaces you know what to expect and coded
> accordingly [eg: by putting checks in place, knowing how to pass
> interfaces with/without incrementing/decrementing reference counts etc.].

Automatic reference counting works pretty well, doing it manually is 
asking for trouble.

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