johnywalkyra@po st.cz writes:
| Long, long time ago, when computer languages were still in their
| infancy, the wizards of C were trying to implement a stack.
<snip>
No, it does not tell you. It is talking about using reference counting
to delete a data structure when it is not longer needed (I think) but
it is not even clear about that. It says nothing about what the stack
operations themselves do.
Not from that description alone I can't. There is lots of good stuff
about stacks on the web. If you find some bad stuff, just move on.
I can't see any reason you have to understand that particular text.
It's obviously trying to be humorous but, since I am missing the joke,
I can't say what the point is. I sounds ironic -- suggesting that the
whole idea of reference counting structures is bad -- but I am not
even sure of that!
[Followup-to set since it is not about C and further discussion of
stacks is better on comp.programmin g.]
--
Ben.
I've came across an article at http://www.relisoft.com/Win32/olerant.html
from which is the citation below:
>
from which is the citation below:
>
| infancy, the wizards of C were trying to implement a stack.
<snip>
However from this excerpt I do not understand how such a stack
actually works.
actually works.
to delete a data structure when it is not longer needed (I think) but
it is not even clear about that. It says nothing about what the stack
operations themselves do.
Could anyone please provide an explanation of the
stack being described by the author?
stack being described by the author?
about stacks on the web. If you find some bad stuff, just move on.
I can't see any reason you have to understand that particular text.
It's obviously trying to be humorous but, since I am missing the joke,
I can't say what the point is. I sounds ironic -- suggesting that the
whole idea of reference counting structures is bad -- but I am not
even sure of that!
[Followup-to set since it is not about C and further discussion of
stacks is better on comp.programmin g.]
--
Ben.