But was that code in the GC implementation, or your program? Because if its in the implementation, then that is a different matter. We have to distinguish betwe

But was that code in the GC implementation, or your program? Because if its in the implementation, then that is a different matter. We have to distinguish between simplicity of implementation vs simplicity provided the user. I agree that if it is not implemented correctly, it can be a net loss in simplicity.