| ▲ | codedokode 4 days ago | |
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. | ||
| ▲ | ntrel 5 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
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. | ||
| ▲ | pjmlp 4 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |
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. | ||