On Tuesday, 7 June 2016 at 08:05:58 UTC, Russel Winder wrote:
So instead of debating this endlessly, I think this is about the tenth time this has come up in the last two years, why doesn't a group of people who know about GC algorithms get together and write a new one?
In addition to the other answers, it's worth noting that most every good modern GC algorithm I can think of requires barriers. Walter has repeatedly and emphatically declared that D will not have barriers, so we're kind of SoL on on that front. Java and Go don't have that problem.
-Wyatt
