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I think C++ could get most GC usability benefits if there was a better/simpler syntax for shared_ptr and unique_ptr. I have written code with extensive shared_p

I think C++ could get most GC usability benefits if there was a better/simpler syntax for shared_ptr and unique_ptr. I have written code with extensive shared_ptr usage and it was quite pleasant if you ignore the ugly syntax. On the other hand even after years of C# I still miss deterministic destructors.

mcguire 7y ago
One downside of reference counting is the long delete delay you get when you remove the last reference to a large data structure. That's pretty easy to fix, but then you lose deterministic destructors.
- maxxxxx 7y ago
  That would be a really large structure get a noticeable delay :-)