Garbage Collection for Systems Programmers

[Lance Bachmeier]

On Sunday, 31 March 2024 at 14:22:43 UTC, Adam wrote:
> Thought (this)[1] was an interesting read, and is a good 
> counterpoint to all those who refuse to give D a change because 
> of GC.
>
> [1]: https://bitbashing.io/gc-for-systems-programmers.html

It's a good counterpoint in some sense, but it argues about stuff 
like

> Slower than manual memory management

The first question to ask is "Does it matter one way or the 
other?" Since you're probably not writing the Linux kernel, even 
if you're engaged in 'systems programming', the answer is quite 
often no. If the answer is yes, the second question to ask is 
"Does it matter enough?"

I dislike these debates because most of those arguing against the 
GC are insufficiently informed to engage in a worthwhile debate. 
Many of them don't even understand that you can do things with a 
programming language other than write video games.