Would the ownership model make D lang as complicated as Rust?

[tsbockman]

On Saturday, 14 November 2020 at 12:00:32 UTC, aberba wrote:
> On Saturday, 14 November 2020 at 08:36:56 UTC, joe wrote:
>> Can I replace the GC model with the ownership model?
>
> Certain D features *few of them actually) are built with GC 
> code so you can't swap them out. Unless there is a no-GC 
> third-party alternative library you can plug in and use.

None of the D features that require the GC are essential; all can 
be replaced by alternative techniques, although *some* are more 
complex and error-prone. The only thing that can't be done 
without the D GC, is interfacing with library code that assumes 
its availability.

Given that D can interface with C libraries (and some C++) rather 
easily, there really are no show-stoppers for @nogc D. It's just 
extra work to get it right, and shouldn't be done without a good 
reason.