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The Handle trait (smallcultfollowing.com)
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[–] 5 points 10 months ago (1 child)

Without ref counting it is hard to know when to free or safely change a value with multiple consumers

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    I mean, keep the ref-counting. Just from the syntax perspective. Aligning with the example in the post: & before Arc would increment reference count, before a Mutex would reference the same object as it does now

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