On Wednesday, 13 November 2019 at 11:07:12 UTC, IGotD- wrote:
I'm trying to find the rationale why GC pointers (should be
names managed pointers) are using the exact same type as any
other pointer.
Doesn't this limit the ability to change the default GC type?
Doesn't this confusion make GC pointers just as unsafe as raw
pointers?
Has there been any prior discussion about introducing managed
pointers in D?
One other reason is that special pointers are not good for
debugging and have a runtime cost... in D it's not like in a VM.
