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It can help prevent memory leaks and improve code correctness.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/higher-raii-and-the-seven-arcane-uses-of-linear-types-v56d73wmx og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/v56D73wmx.png og:image:alt: Higher RAII, and the Seven Arcane Uses of Linear Types og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Higher RAII, and the Seven Arcane Uses of Linear Types **[Lobsters](https://daily.dev/sources/lobsters)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Higher RAII is a technique that uses linear types to guarantee explicit destruction of objects. It can help prevent memory leaks and improve code correctness. However, it can impose constraints on data structures and introduce some complexity. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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