[exrook]

> That precludes GC

This isn't the case, there are tracing garbage collectors implemented as libraries [1][2], and there is consideration being made for supporting tracing GC in the language and stdlib [0]. As well as reference counted GC having been available in stdlib for a long time [3] (similar to C++'s std::shared_ptr)

[0] https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/blob/master/text/1398-kind...

[1] https://manishearth.github.io/blog/2016/08/18/gc-support-in-...

[2] https://boats.gitlab.io/blog/post/shifgrethor-i/

[3] https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/rc/index.html

[nicoburns]

It precludes pervasive or mandatory GC