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> We ain't even solved garbage collection yet Can you elaborate on that?

• BobbyJo 2y ago
  People still write in languages that force you to manage your own memory. Once performance starts to matter (either due to scale or time requirements) abstractions always have tradeoffs you can't accept.
  • pyrolistical 2y ago
    So then, how can garbage collection ever be solved if it’s a trade-off
    • BobbyJo 2y ago
      And how can backends be abstracted away if there is a trade off? As long as compute is a meaningful percentage of spend, the trade off will matter.
      • pyrolistical 2y ago
        Right. So what does it look like for garbage collection to be solved? You’re saying it’s not ever possible
        • BobbyJo 2y ago
          I am saying it's not possible for the foreseeable future, yes. The same way backends becoming an abstraction most developers don't need to worry about is also not going to happen in the foreseeable future.