Re: Use of finalize methods in WO

Subject: Re: Use of finalize methods in WO
From: Kieran Kelleher <email@hidden>
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:14:17 -0400

Ah, just tell them they are a bunch of ignorant bog trotters! ;-)

Well, OK ... seriously ... isn't that what the garbage collector does??!!! It calls finalize() to release resources and destroys objects to reclaim memory ..... are these seasoned java programmers or just some Windoze-keyboard-prodding IT guys trying to guard their turf, keep their jobs, impress the boss and play "beat the vendor up"?!!

So they have determined that the garbage collector is calling the finalize() method of objects ....... wow .... just like the Java 1.5 API says (am I missing something here? .... please someone correct *me* if *I* am the ignorant bog trotter!)

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html

BTW, did they ever hear of the iTunes Music Store which runs on WebObjects platform? ... I think that is a pretty good testimonial.

On Aug 21, 2008, at 7:25 AM, Nilton Lessa wrote:

Hi list,

We are running in discussions with some IT guys of one of our clients that are criticizing us for the use of WO.

Some of the arguments are pure rubish and not a problem at all. But one of the points they are stating is that, by the analysys of the garbage collector ,they are detecting the use of finalize() methods that, by ther judgement, is "bad practice", and harm the GC.

We don't call directly any finalize() in our methods.

Could anybody provide us with some opinion about this issue?

- where are the finalize() methods?(EOF, Wonder, ?)
- how this use could affect GC perfomance?
- is it a valid point "per se"?

Thanks in advance for help.

Bests regards,

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