Ah, that's fair. I doubt most applications need that level of optimization, and AOT still seems to be more reliable overall for performance. A language with GC

Ah, that's fair. I doubt most applications need that level of optimization, and AOT still seems to be more reliable overall for performance. A language with GC and/or VM does have great properties, though, so for most apps it's not a loss to go with the managed approach. Poorly designed software seems to be the bigger issue in general.