From: Greg Fodor <gfodor@...>
Date: 2007-05-25T17:25:05+09:00
Subject: Re: Introducing the "it" keyword

> And don't tell me that this is too much typing for you.
Well, it is kinda, but that's not as bad as the fact that
'it' will be un Gc-able till the end of the block unless
we do:

it = v+1
return it if it < 10
it = nil

It's reminiscent of the all too common ruby memory 'leak':
(http://whytheluckystiff.net/articles/theFullyUpturnedBin.html)

x = [1, 2, 3]
loop do
  # add some crap to x and use it
end

slow_method_that_doesnt_use_x()

This problem is even trickier w/ closures grabbing x into their
binding too AFAIK. "it" needs to show "it"self to the door
when "it"'s no longer wanted. (It's late)