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> That helps, but in some domains, it's 100% unacceptable. For example, kernels or more intense, high-end video games.

However such systems exist.

Kernels => Native Oberon, Blue Bottle, EthOS. All desktop oriented systems used at ETHZ in Switzerland during the 90's. Used for teaching OS design, and a few teachers even used them as their main system.

High end games => The Witcher for XBox 360. They made use of a GC runtime in the game engine.

> But any mandatory GC does limit your domain.

I tend to think the limit is more religious than practical.

Please note that I defend GC enabled systems programming languages, not necessarily Go for such domains.



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