Idea #1 on integrating RC with GC

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 2/4/14, 5:06 PM, Adam Wilson wrote:
> Ok, disregard my previous post. I think I understand better what Andrei
> is driving at, but it's not obvious, better examples are needed. But
> more to the point this is going to make us all equally miserable. The
> ARC guys don't get the compiler support needed to make ARC fast.

Of course they could. Compiler can have internal support for RC slices. 
Object will need some built-in support anyway.

> It
> completely ignores cyclic-refs inside the slice.

Wrong. It leaves cyclic references to the GC.

> It doesn't solve the
> primary ARC-camp complaint about the reliance on the GC.

Why not?

> The GC now guys
> have more hoops to jump-through when working with Phobos.

Why?

> And it
> increases complexity and cognitive load all around.

That comes with the territory. Have no illusion we can add RC support in 
any way at no cost.


Andrei