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diff --git a/doc/gc.rst b/doc/gc.rst index 804481cd9..a19ad0671 100644 --- a/doc/gc.rst +++ b/doc/gc.rst @@ -14,10 +14,15 @@ Nim's Memory Management Introduction ============ -This document describes how the multi-paradigm memory management strategies work. +A memory-management algorithm optimal for every use-case cannot exist. +Nim provides multiple paradigms for needs ranging from large multi-threaded +applications, to games, hard-realtime systems and small microcontrollers. + +This document describes how the management strategies work; How to tune the garbage collectors for your needs, like (soft) `realtime systems`:idx:, -and how the memory management strategies that are not garbage collectors work. +and how the memory management strategies other than garbage collectors work. +.. note:: the default GC is incremental, thread-local and not "stop-the-world" Multi-paradigm Memory Management Strategies =========================================== |