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A garbage collector for C and C++ (hboehm.info)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I've never understood why GC is/was even a thing in C++, and I like this Bjarne quote in this context:

I don't like garbage. I don't like littering. My ideal is to eliminate the need for a garbage collector by not producting any garbage.