[fpc-pascal] Fwd: What to do to get new users

[Karoly Balogh]

Hi,

On Fri, 18 Oct 2024, Marco van de Voort via fpc-pascal wrote:

> >> Embarcadero tried it in Delphi, and they failed. Not surprisingly,
> >> they removed again all automatic memory management.
> > Maybe it was mentioned in the thread, I just glanced through it, but how
> > about ARC (Automatic Reference Counting), Objective C style?
>
> Delphi tried and failed.  IMHO it was also messy with all the "weak"
> attributes.

Just because Delphi failed at something... Doesn't mean we couldn't
succeed. :P Or do it right. But anyway, it definitely serves as a big fat
warning sign, I do agree in that.

> I think it is better that people wanting GC go for the backends that
> implement GC.

No argument there.

Charlie