Re: Maybe D is right about GC after all !

2017-12-28 Thread Adrian via Digitalmars-d
On Tuesday, 19 December 2017 at 09:54:05 UTC, Walter Bright wrote: "C, Python, Go, and the Generalized Greenspun Law" http://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=7804 Aaaa... if only D had no GC! But then there is no such thing as perfection in this world.

Re: Runtime error in code on main page

2015-08-25 Thread Adrian via Digitalmars-d
On Tuesday, 25 August 2015 at 08:40:48 UTC, BBasile wrote: please, stop spamming about that. http://forum.dlang.org/thread/qslurvxijgmfuqptc...@forum.dlang.org and file an issue on the bug tracker. God damnit. Jesus Christ, I'm just a passerby who noticed something in passing; sorry I

Runtime error in code on main page

2015-08-24 Thread Adrian via Digitalmars-d
The Get your local weather report sample code on the main page generates the following error: /d683/f748.d(32): Error: undefined identifier centerJustifier Someone might want to address that.

Re: Bottom line re GC in D

2014-07-09 Thread Adrian via Digitalmars-d
Hi folks, Thank you all for your very informative answers - much appreciated. Great to see such an active community there. To summarise what you said: + No, the GC can't be taken out, but with careful attention one can - relatively easily - bypass it. This can come at a price of some great

Re: Bottom line re GC in D

2014-07-09 Thread Adrian via Digitalmars-d
Have you written enough D code where you have seen the current GC is not good enough for you? How much good has to be the D GC for you to use it? Bye, bearophile Hi, As I said at the start, I have been away a while but I wrote a fair amount of code in D about a year ago to test the waters.

Re: Bottom line re GC in D

2014-07-09 Thread Adrian via Digitalmars-d
On Wednesday, 9 July 2014 at 11:44:31 UTC, Marc Schütz wrote: This will not happen even in one hundred years. So if that's what you want, you will never be satisfied by D GC. Uhmm... what makes you think so? Good question actually...

Bottom line re GC in D

2014-07-07 Thread Adrian via Digitalmars-d
Hi all, I know there's been quite some discussion about the GC in D, but I've been busy doing other things and haven't been following that closely. So I'd appreciate it if someone could fill me in about proceedings/decisions in this regard... + Has the GC been dropped? + If not, can it