A 'Python like' language

[Joe Mason]

In article <BrS9c.58293$cx5.57010 at fed1read04>, Mark Hahn wrote:
>> But I wonder what effect the lack of reference counting has
>> on cache-friendliness of the memory management system.
> 
> 
> I don't see how the lack of something could hurt the cache.  Do you mean the
> garbage colector?  The mark and sweep just behaves like another app running
> at the same time and uses a hunk of the cache to do it's job.  Other than
> that I can't think of anything unfriendly to the cache.  Am I missing
> something in your question?

This, I think:

http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2002-08/msg00552.html

Joe