Re:What Makes the Zig Programming Language Unique?
by yellowapple on Thursday October 06, 2022 @01:53AM
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> if you knew ahead of time how much you needed to allocate, well then you didn't need an allocator at all.
Sure, if it's all code you're writing yourself then it's doable to avoid using an allocator. If you want to reuse existing code that does expect an allocator, however, then being able to use a FBA is handy.
Sure, if it's all code you're writing yourself then it's doable to avoid using an allocator. If you want to reuse existing code that does expect an allocator, however, then being able to use a FBA is handy.