Down For The Count Getting Reference Counting Back in the Ring (rc ismm 2012)

Down for the Count? Getting Reference Counting Back in the Ring ∗Rifat Shahriyar Australian National University Rifat.Shahriyar@anu.edu.auStephen M. Blackburn Australian National University Steve.Blackburn@anu.edu.auDaniel Frampton Australian National University Daniel.Frampton@anu.edu.auAbstract Reference counting and tracing are the two fundamental ap- proaches that have underpinned garbage collection since 1960. However, despite some compelling advantages, reference count- ing is almost compl