From: Hugh Sasse <hgs@...>
Date: 2005-09-14T20:37:10+09:00
Subject: Re: Optimizing a single slow method

On Wed, 14 Sep 2005, Robert Klemme wrote:

> Hugh Sasse wrote:
>>> see an associated block, it doesn't handle the cleanup for you.
>>
>> Yes, that's right.  I wonder if it is worth the price in garbage
>> collection to explicitly close in this case?   Probably not given
>> maintenance costs.
>
> The closing isn't that costly.

The closing would allow you to avoid that block with the |io| in it.
That cost, the cost of the object, is what I meant.

> And if you later change the script you
> might run into errors when omitting proper closing of file descriptors.  I

Hence my remark about maintenance costs.

> made it a habit to always use the block form (except where not applicable
> for application reasons).  That way you're always on the safe side.

Agreed
>
> Kind regards
>
>    robert

         Hugh