I don't really agree, at least if the future looks like Rust. I much prefer C and I think an improved C can be memory safe even without GC.

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whytevuhuni 3 hours ago | parent [-]

> I think an improved C can be memory safe even without GC

That's a very interesting belief. Do you see a way to achieve temporal memory safety without a GC, and I assume also without lifetimes?

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uecker 2 hours ago | parent [-]

A simple pointer ownership model can achieve temporal memory safety, but I think to be convenient to use we may need lifetimes. I see no reason this could not be added to C.

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whytevuhuni an hour ago | parent [-]

A C with lifetimes would be nice, I agree.

Would be awesome if someone did a study to see if it's actually achievable... Cyclone's approach was certainly not enough, and I think some sort of generics or a Hindley-Milner type system might be required to get it to work, otherwise lifetimes would become completely unusable.

	▲	uecker 19 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Yes, one needs polymorphism. Let's see. I have some ideas.