On Tuesday, 7 June 2016 at 19:16:13 UTC, ketmar wrote:
'cause it simplifies memory management, on all levels... if we'll switch to microkernel architecture. but this is very off-topic.
Inferno was a MMU-less VM like JVM, but failed miserably to gain traction... In a micro kernel design all services are moved to user-space and the privileged kernel is minimal, which suggests no benefits from GC. Yeah, OT. Except it does reflect the Go authors preference for weird-and-pointless solutions. Just like Go's desperate attempt to avoid adding exceptions: panic-defer-recover, a weird hack that is possible, but not something that would make anyone satisfied. There are more hacks like that in Go, like Ds growing slices that suddenly reallocates behind the scenes. They seem to follow the guideline «it is possible, and kind of simplistic, therefore it is a good idea», but they are wrong. Go is a mixed bag.
