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0 pointsbaby6y ago0 comments

These are not bad things if you’re writing system code.

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Is there ever a plan for GC?

There are garbage collection libraries in progress: rust-gc[1] and shifgrethor[2]. If you mean language support, then no, not really, though it was discussed in https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/issues/415

[1]: https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-gc [2]: https://github.com/withoutboats/shifgrethor

collinmanderson6y ago

I feel like not having a GC is rust’s biggest advantage over higher level languages. It allows rust to work in environments that only languages like C, C++ can work in. (Embedded, shared libraries, etc)

spopejoy6y ago

I more meant "GC for those who want it", as advanced GC with Edens and mark-sweep tenured generations can handle high-allocation and large-heap scenarios that are extremely challenging for simpler MM approaches. I don't know if this really can be done as a library though.

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spopejoy6y ago

Is there ever a plan for GC?

remram6y ago

[1]: https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-gc [2]: https://github.com/withoutboats/shifgrethor

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