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Re:We have C++14 by pjmlp on Tuesday August 19, 2014 @02:37AM (#8196229)
Given the Mesa/Cedar system a Xerox PARC, Oberon at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and Modula-3/SPIN at Olivetti, doing OS work in GC enabled systems programming languages is quite possible.

The problem is how to move OS vendors away from C's influence.

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Re:We have C++14 by fithisux on Tuesday August 19, 2014 @09:07AM (#8197055)
Use micro-kernels.
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Re:We have C++14 by loup-vaillant on Tuesday August 19, 2014 @09:53AM (#8197238)
Exo-kernels might be a better alternative.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exokernel

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Re:We have C++14 by pjmlp on Tuesday August 19, 2014 @10:13AM (#8197351)
It is a matter of willingness, not technology.
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