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Re:How safe is Zig? by pjmlp on Friday June 24, 2022 @01:28AM (#31858098)
At which point is much simpler to introduce automatic memory management in some form.

That solution is basically how platforms like Psion or Symbian used handles due to memory constraints.

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Re:How safe is Zig? by randyrand on Friday June 24, 2022 @01:44AM (#31858191)
IMO this is still simpler than automatic memory management, and the runtime costs are mostly fixed and predictable.

You also don't need to worry about ref cycles or GC pauses.

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Re:How safe is Zig? by pjmlp on Friday June 24, 2022 @02:01AM (#31858268)
Assuming the mythical existence of the perfect developer that nevers does mistakes which handle to use, which certainly wasn't the case on Psion or Symbian projects.
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