On Friday, 8 July 2016 at 12:46:03 UTC, Chris wrote:
As for GC, it's hard to tell. When D was actually (not hypothetically) created, GC was _the_ big thing. Java had just taken off, people were pissed off with C/C++, programming and coding was becoming more and more common. Not having GC might actually have been a drawback back in the day. People would have complained that "Ah, D is like C++, no automatic memory management, I might as well stick to C++ or go for Java!" So no, I think D is where it is, because things are like they are, and "what if" discussions are useless. D has to keep on keeping on, there's no magic.
Yep. If you're going to pick any feature to use to sell a new language, lack of GC is the worst. The only ones that care (and it's a small percentage) are the ones that are least likely to switch due to their existing tools, libraries, and knowledge.
