RFC: reference counted Throwable

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On Sunday, 21 September 2014 at 23:32:29 UTC, deadalnix wrote:
> On Sunday, 21 September 2014 at 20:57:24 UTC, Peter Alexander 
> wrote:
>> No improvements to the GC can fix this. @nogc needs to be 
>> usable, whether you are a GC fan or not.
>
> True.
>
> To fix this, we need to add a pile of hack that take care of 
> this specific use case. The end goal is to have a pile of hack 
> for every single use case, as this is what C++ has and C++ is 
> successful and we want to be successful.
>
> Introducing a construct to manage ownership would obviously 
> avoid the whole pile of hack, but hey, this would introduce 
> complexity to the language, when the pile of hack do not.
>
> AMIRITE ?

The devolution of conversation in this thread to snide remarks, 
extreme sarcasm and thinly (if at all) veiled name calling is 
counterproductive to solving the problem.  Reasonable people can 
disagree without resorting to passive-aggression.