Mac Apps That Use Garbage Collection Must Move to ARC

[Manu via Digitalmars-d]

On 22 February 2015 at 14:25, deadalnix via Digitalmars-d
<digitalmars-d at puremagic.com> wrote:
> On Sunday, 22 February 2015 at 00:43:47 UTC, Manu wrote:
>>
>> I personally think ARC in D is the only way forwards. That is an
>> unpopular opinion however... although I think I'm just being realistic
>> ;)
>
>
> I've considered adding support for it in SDC in the future, but man, reading
> the ARC spec fells like a dive into insanity. I've rarely seen such an
> overcomplicated system.

But it IS a way forwards... can you suggest another way forwards using
a sufficiently fancy GC? While there are no visible alternatives (as
has been the case for as long as I've been here), I don't think
complexity can be considered a road block. Would a theoretical
advanced GC be any less complex?

What are the complexities? Can we design to address them elegantly?