You may also recall hearing about the benefits of GC for the 40 or so years before it became mainstream (because GC is slow, right?). When advantages exist, th

You may also recall hearing about the benefits of GC for the 40 or so years before it became mainstream (because GC is slow, right?). When advantages exist, they will eventually be exploited. It may take new research (better algorithms), new hardware (faster processors), or a new context (internet security), and those take time, but the original reasons for inventing the technology don't expire. As far as application of technology goes, a couple decades is not very long at all. Nearly every computing technology I use today was loudly rejected by the mainstream, right up until it wasn't. Being unpopular seems to have no impact on the eventual success of computing technology, if it's a good idea. When you have to resort to name-calling ("religious zealots") to explain why you won't look at actual advantages in computing, it makes me even more convinced that it's the correct approach, and will eventually win out.