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Subject: Re: Embedded platforms for beginners?
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Phil Hobbs <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> writes:
> I've never felt the need for GC in an embedded system myself....
> There are probably situations where it's helpful, but I'm an
> instruments builder, and the MCU and memory are very rarely the cost
> driver.

I suspect that type of application uses mostly static memory, so GC
wouldn't help that much even if it's available and you trust it.
It's invaluable when you have lots of dynamically allocated objects
moving around through the system.  And yes, programs like that
can have very high reliability, such as with phone switches programmed
in Erlang with 40 year uptimes.