Re:Why async fn in traits are hard
by fluffything on Monday October 28, 2019 @05:09AM
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`malloc` + `free` are unknown function calls, they can't be inlined, don't understand the semantics of your language, the strategy behind them is quite generic, etc.
A GC that's integrated with a programming language can do much much better (different heaps for short and long lived allocations, for example).
Re:Why async fn in traits are hard
by zozbot234 on Monday October 28, 2019 @07:29AM
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One can do even better by supporting custom "pluggable" allocators, and not just a single global allocator like Rust does at present. Some of these allocators could even implement GC-like logic internally.
A GC that's integrated with a programming language can do much much better (different heaps for short and long lived allocations, for example).