GC/nogc status in docs

aberba karabutaworld at gmail.com
Mon Jul 13 19:43:07 UTC 2020


On Monday, 13 July 2020 at 19:16:31 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:
> On Monday, 13 July 2020 at 12:38:05 UTC, SealabJaster wrote:
>> On Monday, 13 July 2020 at 11:16:07 UTC, aberba wrote:
>>> The
>>>> From what I have read,...
>>> is all over the place.
>>
>> Perhaps we need a sort of "mythbusting" page.

I remember one Linux OS project did this and really made an 
impact. [1]

> I started the GC series on the blog partly to counter 
> misinformation here and on reddit. Didn't matter (I find an 
> opportunity to link to it most D threads on reddit). Whether 
> it's GC or any of the other complaints we hear about, it won't 
> matter.

Actually it did and still making more impact than you think. I 
see that post referenced in many places. Some do actually read to 
understand. Its actually a gem I use for the D preaching work.

You're right, there are naysayers but also people with genuine 
interest in making a decision.

1. 
https://blog.elementary.io/busting-major-myths-around-elementary-os/


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