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Like writing only in assembly is "proper" programming? Using more memory and CPU time than necessary for convenience?

• tcfhgj 1y ago
  systems programming languages compile right down to machine code
  • nromiun 1y ago
    Both borrow checker and GC use malloc/free internally as well. According to you there is no difference between the two.
    • tcfhgj 1y ago
      yes, there is: GC will not use stack allocation and it will add another layer of memory management resulting in significant memory overhead (runtime overhead)
      • nromiun 1y ago
        Of course they do. For example C#, D, Nim etc all use stack allocation with their GC. Not to mention Rust also allocates dynamic objects on the heap. So not sure what is your point.
        • tcfhgj 1y ago
          The language may allow it, but it's not GC managed then. My point is runtime overhead. In C# structs and their refs (including a simple borrow checker to detect invalid ref use) were introduced to escape GC management und reduce it's runtime impact on the programs