Why doesn't someone write a garbage collector for C++? I'm not a
programmer or I would do it myself.

Daren Scot Wilson wrote:

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> All the above languages, and Java, have garbage collection.  C++ does
> not.  I have seen similar projects fail or die a slow death due to
> memory and pointer bugs that couldn't be traced down. Even if fixed,
> those kinds of bugs can take up a lot of time, and can lead to
> disagreements among programmers who are not all in the same room
> everyday.  That's the biggest point against C++, IMHO.  In favor of C++
> is that it's very widely used - everyone knows it, and good compilers
> are all over the place.

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Bryan M. Smith
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The nice thing about Windows is - It does not just crash, it displays a
dialog box and lets you press 'OK' first.

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