Garbage Collection for Systems Programmers

[Richard (Rikki) Andrew Cattermole]

On 09/04/2024 12:14 PM, Walter Bright wrote:
> On 4/6/2024 9:04 AM, Carl Sturtivant wrote:
>> Don't straw-man this: none of this says that you HAVE to use GC in D. 
>> There is no reason to oppose an ace GC for D on those grounds.
> 
> Consider the performance deficit from write-barriers.

D is in an excellent position to make write barriers opt-in, with 
different strategies allowing for different GC designs.

Its not an all or nothing situation that people seem to want it to be.

We can get the write barriers implemented and let some PhD students 
implement some more advanced GC designs.

No need to commit to any one strategy, people should be able to use what 
makes sense for their application!