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I don't write software at fang scale and I've been bitten by GC pauses in other languages. Even when it doesn't cause issues, you can see it in the response times charts.

Not having to worry about that is very nice. Using less memory, I agree it's not terribly important but it is a nice bonus - which comes in handy when working on embedded, videogames or in constrained conditions (like when you can put a lower limit to your containers and run more containers on the same machine).