how to count lines in a file ?

[Neil Hodgson]

Alex Martelli:

> One thought I've toyed with, at times, is to have the optional
> ability to mark a few objects as _requiring_ stricter finalization
> semantics than the run-of-the-mill kinds of objects.  E.g., files
> could be marked that way.

   Some of the history behind .NET not having deterministic finalization
even for a subset of objects:
http://www.managedworld.com/articles/0003/article.aspx

   Neil