It's a pity? Please explain in detail how alternatives would have worked better for GCC and CUDA. Also, if you could share some historical context about how th

It's a pity? Please explain in detail how alternatives would have worked better for GCC and CUDA. Also, if you could share some historical context about how those alternatives could realistically have been implemented at the time, that would be helpful too. I love to hear all the "would've" and "should've" scenarios.