Note: This post is based on a presentation I just did at RuPy in Budapest. Instead of just posting my slides I thought it would be more useful if I wrote it down as a blog post while it’s still fresh in my mind. I’ll post the video link here when the RuPy folks have it online. FYI I’m planning to do a similar presentation at RubyConf, except I’ll remove the Python info, and instead compare how GC
![Visualizing Garbage Collection in Ruby and Python - Pat Shaughnessy](https://cdn-ak-scissors.b.st-hatena.com/image/square/3d69293b55d509986ef39b0c04d3bb5d793e0622/height=288;version=1;width=512/http%3A%2F%2Fpatshaughnessy.net%2Fassets%2F2013%2F10%2F24%2Fcode.png)