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Kevlin Henney</a> is must reading for those interested in reference
counting, a widely used object management idiom. Originally published in <a href="http://www.accu.org/c++sig/public/Overload.html">
Overload</a> magazine.</p>
<p><a href="generic_programming.html"><b>Generic Programming Techniques</b></a> by <a href="../people/dave_abrahams.htm">
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