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Re:A simplified model of Fil-C by pizlonator on Friday April 17, 2026 @07:03PM (#47811527)
Except for:

- Me. I'm a C++ programmer.

- Any C++ programmer who has added a GC to their C++ program. (Like the programmers who used the web browser you're using right now.)

- Folks who are already using Fil-C.

Re:A simplified model of Fil-C by FuckButtons on Friday April 17, 2026 @07:30PM (#47811721)
I’m also a C++ programmer, I can’t even use half of the C++ stdlib for real time thread work, I certainly can’t use a GC.
Re:A simplified model of Fil-C by pizlonator on Friday April 17, 2026 @08:23PM (#47812032)
There are many C++ programmers and we are not the same!

My original foray into GCs was making real time ones, and the Fil-C GC is based on that work. I haven’t fully made it real time friendly (the few locks it has aren’t RT-friendly) but if I had more time I could make it give you hard guarantees.

It’s already full concurrent and on the fly, so it won’t pause you

Re:A simplified model of Fil-C by cxr on Friday April 17, 2026 @10:26PM (#47812647)
∃ ≠ ∀