More radical ideas about gc and reference counting

[Nick B via Digitalmars-d]

On Saturday, 10 May 2014 at 08:18:30 UTC, w0rp wrote:

>>
>> I've seen this discussion ("it's almost performance-free", 
>> "it's a performance killer") so many times, I can't even say 
>> who has the burden of proof anymore.
>
> I wish that someone would take the time and implement ARC in D. 
> That's the only way to prove anything. If you implement it and 
> you can provide clear evidence for its advantages, then that 
> just ends all discussions.

How hard would this be, exactly ?

Perhaps then, and only then, could you make a apples to apples 
comparison ?

Nick