20240028316. PREVENTING GARBAGE OBJECT ACCUMULATION ON MINIMAL RUNTIMES WHILE SUPPORTING AN IMPLICIT DEALLOCATION PROGRAMMING EXPERIENCE simplified abstract (Temper Systems, Inc.)

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PREVENTING GARBAGE OBJECT ACCUMULATION ON MINIMAL RUNTIMES WHILE SUPPORTING AN IMPLICIT DEALLOCATION PROGRAMMING EXPERIENCE

Organization Name

Temper Systems, Inc.

Inventor(s)

Michael Vincent Samuel of Princeton NJ (US)

Jasvir Nagra of Redwood City CA (US)

PREVENTING GARBAGE OBJECT ACCUMULATION ON MINIMAL RUNTIMES WHILE SUPPORTING AN IMPLICIT DEALLOCATION PROGRAMMING EXPERIENCE - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240028316 titled 'PREVENTING GARBAGE OBJECT ACCUMULATION ON MINIMAL RUNTIMES WHILE SUPPORTING AN IMPLICIT DEALLOCATION PROGRAMMING EXPERIENCE

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes computer-implemented techniques for preventing the accumulation of garbage objects on minimal runtimes. These techniques address the challenge of running source code written in a programming language that does not require explicit deallocation within a runtime that provides little or no support for implicit deallocation. The techniques ensure that objects in minimal runtimes are deallocated in a timely manner.

  • The techniques involve generating compile-time alerts or halting compilation when the source code contains data type definitions with the potential for reference cycles. This alerts the programmer to potential issues and allows them to address them before runtime.

Potential applications of this technology:

  • This technology can be applied in programming languages or environments that lack built-in garbage collection mechanisms, allowing programmers to manage memory more efficiently.

Problems solved by this technology:

  • The techniques solve the problem of garbage object accumulation in minimal runtimes that do not provide explicit deallocation support. This prevents memory leaks and improves the overall performance and efficiency of the runtime.

Benefits of this technology:

  • The techniques provide an implicit deallocation experience to programmers working with minimal runtimes, even when those runtimes only offer minimal support for implicit deallocation (e.g., reference counting). This simplifies memory management and reduces the risk of memory leaks.


Original Abstract Submitted

computer-implemented techniques for preventing garbage object accumulation on minimal runtimes. the techniques include checking whether source code written in a source programming language that does not require the programmer to explicitly program when deallocation happens can run within a runtime that provides little or no support for implicit deallocation. at the same time, the techniques ensure that objects in minimal runtimes are deallocated in a timely manner. in one aspect, the techniques encompass generating a compile-time alert (e.g., an error or warning message) to a programmer of source code or halting compilation of the source code upon detecting a data type definition in the source code with the potential for reference cycles. with the techniques, the programmer is provided with an implicit deallocation experience while producing program fragments that interoperate with minimal runtimes that provide no or only minimal support for implicit deallocation (e.g., provide only reference counting).

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