[seanx]

> I like simplicity. Simplicity tends to perform well, and being simple also means it has little space for problems.

I like simplicity in my code, I am far less concerned about simplicity in the underlying libraries that I use.

GC makes my code simpler and more understandable. I use manual memory allocation when I absolutely need to, and GC languages when I can. In most cases, that means I use a GC language.