• ViktorKrescvohn (1/1) Nov 05 2008 i used to c-style pointer heavy programming, is it wise to code c-style ...
• Carl Clark (6/7) Nov 05 2008 If you're going to write C code in D, what's the point of using D? The
• ore-sama (2/3) Nov 06 2008 I think, turning off GC is possible if you rewrite Phobos or get rid of ...
• Jarrett Billingsley (9/12) Nov 06 2008 You can also do:
• ore-sama (2/4) Nov 07 2008 Not only GC makes it cool. D has a number of other features.

ViktorKrescvohn <blackwinter089 hotmail.com> writes:

i used to c-style pointer heavy programming, is it wise to code c-style on d
platfrom, i mean by turning off GC and stuff.

Carl Clark <carlclark lavabit.com> writes:

If you're going to write C code in D, what's the point of using D? The 
GC is your friend, usually, and unless you really know a lot about its 
functions, just let it do its thing. Of course, if you're porting C code 
over, that's a different matter, but when writing new D code, try to use 
the language advantages as much as possible.

On 2008-11-05 17:22, ViktorKrescvohn wrote:
 i used to c-style pointer heavy programming, is it wise to code c-style on d
platfrom, i mean by turning off GC and stuff.

ore-sama <spam here.lot> writes:

ViktorKrescvohn Wrote:

 i used to c-style pointer heavy programming, is it wise to code c-style on d
platfrom, i mean by turning off GC and stuff.

I think, turning off GC is possible if you rewrite Phobos or get rid of it
completely.

"Jarrett Billingsley" <jarrett.billingsley gmail.com> writes:

On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 2:04 PM, ore-sama <spam here.lot> wrote:
 ViktorKrescvohn Wrote:

 i used to c-style pointer heavy programming, is it wise to code c-style on d
platfrom, i mean by turning off GC and stuff.

 I think, turning off GC is possible if you rewrite Phobos or get rid of it
completely.

You can also do:

GC.disable();

But giving up the GC means giving up some features, like array
concatenation and associative, not because they wouldn't work, but
because they would leak memory and there would be no way to free the
garbage that they create.

Long story short - why use D if you aren't going to be able to take
advantage of the very things that make it cool?

ore-sama <spam here.lot> writes:

Jarrett Billingsley Wrote:

 Long story short - why use D if you aren't going to be able to take
 advantage of the very things that make it cool?

Not only GC makes it cool. D has a number of other features.