Re:Why I'm Choosing C++
by Aeolos on Monday February 01, 2016 @03:47AM
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The thing is... std::shared_ptr is slower than a modern GC. It also doesn't protect you from memory fragmentation.
GC is indeed a hack: it approximates an infinite memory system on systems that have finite memory. Reference counting is a worse hack: it approximates a GC on languages/systems that can't afford a real GC.
GC is indeed a hack: it approximates an infinite memory system on systems that have finite memory. Reference counting is a worse hack: it approximates a GC on languages/systems that can't afford a real GC.