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Had me in the first half. But from the "The Microsecond Window" chapter and on...;

No warning. No error. Just different methods that make no sense.
This is why write barriers exist. They're not optional extras for C extension authors. They're how you tell the garbage collector: "I'm holding a reference. Don't free this

It's all ChatGPT LinkedIn and Instagram spam type slop. An unfortunate end to an otherwise interesting writeup.

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