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> language is fractured by the optional GC That's an interesting fantasy you have constructed. You should try listening to the people who actually use it.
by Kapendev 11mo ago
> language is fractured by the optional GC
That's an interesting fantasy you have constructed. You should try listening to the people who actually use it.
- mort96 11mo agoI did, I listened to sfpotter. From their description, it's the source of a great deal of animosity within the D community.
- sfpotter 11mo agoWell, no, it isn't. There's some frustration. But mostly what I've seen is a lot of lengthy conversations with a lot of give and take. There's a small number of loud people who complain intensely, but there are also people who are against the GC who write lots of libraries that avoid it and even push the language in a healthy direction. If these people hadn't argued so strenuously against the GC, I doubt Phobos would have started moving in the direction of using the GC less and less. This is actually the sign of a healthy community.