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How dependent is D nowadays on GC?

• mhh__ 6y ago
  The GC is still a key part of the language but it is increasingly only used for things that you wouldn't be able to do without a GC anyway (e.g. if you want to pass a closure anywhere without managing it's lifetime you need some kind of GC). Avoiding the GC has probably never been easier however, and D is already very good at avoiding the garbage in the first place. I even work on/for D and I'm not a huge fan of the GC, but it is also the case that these questions pop up on sometimes almost quasi-religious grounds: The GC is just a tool, if it gets in your way it's fairly easy to avoid in the sense that you don't call in, it doesn't stop.
• WalterBright 6y ago
  If you use D as BetterC, it's impossible to use the GC.
  • asalahli 6y ago
    But BetterC doesnt have exceptions :(
    • WalterBright 6y ago
      Exceptions require more than the Standard C library.
      • asalahli 6y ago
        I undersand. I didn't mean it as a criticism of BetterC :) I'm just getting into D and I love it so far. I do wish there was a way to turn off GC and still have all of the standard library available.