Clarify GC in structs example

Fixes #550
mmcgrana · Aug 14, 2024 · bf195bf · bf195bf
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diff --git a/examples/structs/structs.go b/examples/structs/structs.go
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ type person struct {
 
 // `newPerson` constructs a new person struct with the given name.
 func newPerson(name string) *person {
-	// You can safely return a pointer to local variable
-	// as a local variable will survive the scope of the function.
+	// Go is a garbage collected language; you can safely
+	// return a pointer to a local variable - it will only
+	// be cleaned up by the garbage collector when there
+	// are no active references to it.
 	p := person{name: name}
 	p.age = 42
 	return &p

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diff --git a/public/structs b/public/structs