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Re:Group Borrowing: Zero-cost memory safety with fewer restr... by codedokode on Thursday August 28, 2025 @01:19PM (#45054667)
Rc is slightly expensive and Gc is super expensive. I would prefer a memory safety for free.

As for C, it leaves verifying the safety up to you, it is not easy at all and I would rather spend time on something else using safe languages.

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Re:Group Borrowing: Zero-cost memory safety with fewer restr... by pjmlp on Friday August 29, 2025 @04:23AM (#45061561)
Alternatives have existed since the 1960's, predating C's invention, and also after it came to be, the problem has been mainstream adoption of UNIX, and the side effects from that.
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Re:Group Borrowing: Zero-cost memory safety with fewer restr... by ntrel on Monday September 01, 2025 @05:22PM (#45096735)
My understanding is that RC is relatively expensive in time (especially for atomic RC) but uses a lot less memory than state of the art fast GC. And RC doesn't handle cycles.
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