Quote: Limbo programs load modules explicitly: simplifies garbage collection, provides better control, allows multiple implementations

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[Limbo] modules are accessed dynamically--that is, when one … module and it uses a returned handle to … will be released. … [p. 12] Unlike most module languages, which resolve unbound … it allows a program to have fine control … Additionally, it allows easy garbage collection … and permits multiple implementations to serve a single … [module] interface … [p.12] The load operator … takes a type ('Sys'), the filename of the … [as defined by a public interface file], a reference to the implementation is returned and stored in …   Google-1   Google-2

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Quote: the 'load' operator takes a module type and the filename of an implementation. It checks that the implementation matches the type

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