Why many programmers don't like GC?

[H. S. Teoh]

On Fri, Jan 15, 2021 at 04:22:59PM +0000, IGotD- via Digitalmars-d-learn wrote:
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> Are we talking about the same things here? You mentioned DMD but I was
> talking about programs compiled with DMD (or GDC, LDC), not the nature
> of the DMD compiler in particular.
> 
> Bump the pointer and never return any memory might acceptable for
> short lived programs but totally unacceptable for long running
> programs, like a browser you are using right now.
> 
> Just to clarify, in a program that is made in D with the default
> options, will there be absolutely no memory reclamation?

We're apparently cross-talking here.  A default D program uses the GC,
as should be obvious by now.  DMD itself, however, uses bump-the-pointer
(*not* programs it compiles, though!).  The two are completely
unrelated.


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