Smart pointers instead of GC?

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On Sunday, 2 February 2014 at 14:37:50 UTC, Namespace wrote:
>> I have originally wanted to write it down in DIP form but at 
>> that time Andrei has said that implementing scope is out of 
>> question. Wondering if his opinion has changed :)
> What? When did he say that? And why?

Well, wording was a bit different but from DIP36 discussion 
thread 
(http://forum.dlang.org/post/ylebrhjnrrcajnvtthtt@forum.dlang.org):

> It defines a new language feature instead of improving the 
> existing ones. At this point in the development of the 
> language, our preference should be putting the existing 
> features in good order.

+

> > You consider "scope" a new language feature?
> Yes.

I can be wrong but I have interpreted this as "no plans to 
actually implement scope in any forseeable future"