That doesn't mean I can't want predictable performance or deterministic destruction. You're assuming your compiler or operating system won't cause memory to be

That doesn't mean I can't want predictable performance or deterministic destruction. You're assuming your compiler or operating system won't cause memory to be freed at different times. I also think it's a shame that we waste so much electricity and rare earth minerals on keeping ourselves from screwing up. Wasting man hours on manufactured problems is far worse than wasting coal.