Why I Like D

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On Wednesday, 12 January 2022 at 16:14:54 UTC, Steven 
Schveighoffer wrote:
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>
> I wonder if there is just so much fear of the GC vs people who 
> actually tried to use the GC and it failed to suit their needs. 
> I've never been afraid of the GC in my projects, and it hasn't 
> hurt me at all.
>
> -Steve

No. Fear is irrelevant.

Fear of GC is just a catch-all-phrase that serves no real 
purpose, and provides no real insight into what programmers are 
thinking.

It's all about autonomy and self-government (on the decision of 
whether to use GC or not, or when to use it, and when not to use 
it.

Programmers want the right of self-government, over their code.

This is not politics. It's human psychology.

It is, to a large extent I believe, what attracts people to D.

I don't believe people are attracted to D because it has GC. 
There are better languages, and better supported languages, with 
GC.

D should not spend time promoting 'GC', but rather promote how 
programmers can have this autonomy.

Also, the idea that 'GC' means you never have to think about 
memory management... is just a ridiculous statement..

..Every programmer *should* be thinking about memory management.