Rust: Why I Hate Garbage Collectors - Meetup 2016

Explore the drawbacks of garbage collectors and the benefits of Rust's ownership model in this 31-minute talk from the Rust Cologne User Group meetup. Delve into topics such as resource management, memory leaks, and static code analysis. Learn about the evolution of programming languages, from Java's introduction in 1996 to modern approaches like Rust. Discover why the speaker dislikes garbage collectors and how Rust addresses common programming challenges. Gain insights into real-time application development and the importance of efficient resource handling.

Intro
About me
Rules
Contracts
Guidelines
Learning the hard way
Static code analysis
Java 1996 first version
Lingering objects
Resource leaks
Everything can be a resource
Resource management
Leaks
Close
Close solution
Ownership
PHP
Why I hate garbage collectors
Static analysis
Rust is interesting
Delete
Garbage collector
Realtime application
Summary
Questions