On Friday, 28 April 2017 at 15:23:18 UTC, H. S. Teoh wrote:
you could save yourself the bug by writing:
auto x = malloc(...);
scope(exit) free(x);
// ... however many pages of stuff you want, you don't have to
// remember to write free() afterwards!
Yes, D comes with a GC... doesn't mean you have to use it if
you don't want to, though!
I usually use the GC, so I have limited knowledge in this area.
How common is this pattern in D code? Is it better than using
reference counted structs? Is there any advantage to using the GC
in this scenario?
I would like to add this info to the wiki (I don't seen it there).
