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> but got tired of GC pauses

Lol, were you guys making 3D simulations or something? "GC hiccups" usually only become an issue in high-performance-demanding applications.



Decisions in online ad bidding have to be done in fractions of a second, so unpredictable latency could cost a lot of money.


Some companies seem to be fine with that.

https://www.sociomantic.com/

They use D, with their own GC implementation.


Ah I see. Makes sense. I wish all stacks of adtech can give high priority to performance. The current online ad landscape is an abomination.




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