Memory and ARC
ARC basics
What is ARC, and why do we need it?
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Under ARC the compiler inserts retain and release calls automatically at build time and frees an object the moment its reference count hits zero. It replaced the manual pairing of MRC, which produced leaks and use-after-free bugs, but it can't break reference cycles on its own.
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