OT: WWDC 2021, ARC in Swift: Basics and beyond

[Ola Fosheim Grøstad]

On Saturday, 12 June 2021 at 16:56:54 UTC, IGotD- wrote:
> Also, weak references means that we now have manual memory 
> management again and if not used properly then the program will 
> leak memory. Automatic memory management is no longer automatic 
> with weak pointers.

All programmers should create a model before they program. You 
only need to use weak-references if you pull down a datastructure 
in a disorderly fashion.

> If D is going to implement ARC, then I suggest as automatic as 
> possible with cycle detection.

Which basically is combining RC and tracing GC like Python.

Then you might as well just use GC.