On Thursday, 8 February 2018 at 17:32:53 UTC, ixid wrote:
Do you really think sticking with the current course on GC would gain more users than very slightly changing tack and making it something you add to a simpler base? I think the second of those will gain more users.
No, the current course - which IS the optional GC story you're talking about - is not good. I'm saying change course by embracing our advantages instead of constantly playing defense.
D isn't going to beat Rust on compiler-enforced memory safety, so we shouldn't even play that game. Instead, pound them into the ground with our programmer productivity package. Destroy them with our familiar syntax that programmers already know.
