Idea #1 on integrating RC with GC

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 2/4/14, 11:38 PM, Kagamin wrote:
> My understanding was that ARC completely replaces GC and everything
> including slices becomes refcounted. Is having mixed incompatible GC and
> ARC code and trying to get them interoperate a good idea? Can you sell
> such mixed code to ARC guys?

In an RC system you must collect cycles. ARC leaves that to the 
programmer in the form of weak pointers. This particular idea automates 
that.

Andrei