The next 20 years of Python [LWN.net]

The next 20 years of Python

Posted Jul 13, 2013 9:15 UTC (Sat) by Cato (guest, #7643)
In reply to: The next 20 years of Python by lab
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Thanks for this useful clarification - seems like progress is being made to fix this.

In the short term, it may be enough for server apps on 32-bit to just restart after a number of transactions, or a period of time.

It's a bit harder to do such restarts on desktops when user is using the app - however, desktop app restarts are not so uncommon due to software updates, so perhaps a minor update could be pushed forcing an app restart.

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The next 20 years of Python

Posted Jul 13, 2013 9:28 UTC (Sat) by lab (guest, #51153) [Link]

It would seem that for the vast majority of programs one should not even have to consider doing restarts, or taking other special measures. In other words: "It should just work now" (with Go 1.1 at least). Of course, when deploying a longrunning program written in *any* language, it will always be prudent to monitor it's behaviour, at least in the beginning, to see whether there are any problems or not. In other other words: There should no longer be any special reasons, to have special worries about Go programs. But as always, check it anyway.