How usable is the D language without a garbage collector?

[max haughton]

On Friday, 15 July 2022 at 09:27:51 UTC, LinguisticMystic wrote:
> I'm looking for a modestly mature language to be a C++ 
> replacement for my hobby needs. D seems to be a good one as it 
> ticks all the boxes of C++ while fixing most (all?) of its 
> flaws. However, what confuses me is the fact that D has a 
> garbage collector. My necessary requirement is that the runtime 
> should not include any such thing. And D does have some sort of 
> @nogc switch. My question is, how usable is the scenario of 
> GC-free programs in reality? Does the switch apply globally, so 
> that the compiled binary is free from GC code? How many 
> essential libraries can work without GC? Is it better for me to 
> look elsewhere if I don't want GC?
>
> Thanks for your clarifications!

What kind of software do you want to write