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Aslo see: {{Internal|Go_Language#Variable_Deallocation|Variables}} | Aslo see: {{Internal|Go_Language#Variable_Deallocation|Variables}} | ||
=Garbage Collection= | =Garbage Collection= | ||
Garbage collector is a subsystem of the [[Programming Languages Concepts#Interpreter|interpreter]] that handles de-allocation of memory that is not needed by the program anymore. Garbage collectors can naturally assist interpreted languages, because there is an interpreter. Go is a compiled language, but is different in this respect: it does have garbage collection built into it. | Garbage collector is a subsystem of the [[Programming Languages Concepts#Interpreter|interpreter]] that handles de-allocation of memory that is not needed by the program anymore. Garbage collectors can naturally assist interpreted languages, because there is an interpreter. Go is a compiled language, but is different in this respect: it does have garbage collection built into it, even if it does not come with an interpreter. | ||
The Go compiler decides where a variable is allocated: on the [[#Stack|stack]] or on the [[#Heap|heap]], and it will be garbage-collected correctly. | The Go compiler decides where a variable is allocated: on the [[#Stack|stack]] or on the [[#Heap|heap]], and it will be garbage-collected correctly. | ||
Revision as of 22:49, 18 August 2023
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Variable Deallocation
Aslo see:
Garbage Collection
Garbage collector is a subsystem of the interpreter that handles de-allocation of memory that is not needed by the program anymore. Garbage collectors can naturally assist interpreted languages, because there is an interpreter. Go is a compiled language, but is different in this respect: it does have garbage collection built into it, even if it does not come with an interpreter.
The Go compiler decides where a variable is allocated: on the stack or on the heap, and it will be garbage-collected correctly.