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Re:D Programming Language by amelius on Thursday February 12, 2026 @05:09AM (#46986924)
But there could be a smoother path between having a GC and having no GC.

Right now, you'd have to switch languages.

But in a Great Language you'd just have to refactor some code.

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Re:D Programming Language by troad on Thursday February 12, 2026 @07:09PM (#46997142)
Why would you have to switch languages? There are no languages with 'no GC', there are only languages with no GC by default.

Take C - you can either manually manage your memory with malloc() and free(), or you can #include a GC library (-lgc is probably already on your system), and use GC_malloc() instead. Or possibly mix and match, if you're bold and have specific needs.

And if ever some new revolutionary GC method is developed, you can just replace your #include. Cutting-edge automatic memory management forever.

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