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Libraries work fine in GC languages if they're written in that language. But you can't easily take a library written in Java and import it into your Python proj
by nicoburns 4y ago
Libraries work fine in GC languages if they're written in that language. But you can't easily take a library written in Java and import it into your Python project (you can do it, but it's not efficient, and the more languages you include the less efficient it gets). Whereas libraries written in C/C++/Rust/etc can have binding in every language without issue. Consider libraries like zlib or curl and SQLite that are ubiquitous is across every language ecosystem. Those are the libraries that need (well, greatly benefit) from being written in a non-GC language.