Ralph Shnelvar wrote:
> Rick,
> 
> Ok ... but the point is that the objects are not gc'd when things go
> out of scope but, instead, when Ruby needs memory, right?
> 
> And if you have a huge array with gobs of objects, the gc is gonna
> take a while?

Perhaps.  But there's no reason to do this.  Use a database.  Even a 
file-based DB like SQLite will make your life easier.

> 
> Ralph

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