GC performance - was Re: [gclist] GC topics

[Darius Blasband]

> 
> Actually, I tend to agree with you about the precise vs. conservative
> issue, but I don't think it's a closed book. One bad tendency in the GC
> world has been to have opinions and let that get in the way of getting
> facts.  
Is this so specific to the GC world ?

> Also, having GCs that let one use unpleasant languages helps to lever
> the people using those languages into more pleasant ones. That in and
> of itself is a good reason to study conservative collectors.
Well, after the conservative vs. precise GC war, you maybe started a
new war: pleasant vs unpleasant languages :-). 

Regards...

Darius