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I can't speak for Odin but Zig (also a niche language) is compatible with all C libraries so the ecosystem side is very good.
by Touche 7y ago
I can't speak for Odin but Zig (also a niche language) is compatible with all C libraries so the ecosystem side is very good.
- _bxg1 7y agoThat makes sense. I guess I assumed the interop story would necessarily be arduous and crufty, but if both languages are native I can see how you might get more of it "for free".
- dotbmp 7y agoOdin requires writing bindings (for the moment, this will likely be automated with third-party tooling), Zig actually has full first-class C importation. In both cases the interoperability is excellent imo. I can't speak to Zig as much, but Odin's type system makes working with C APIs much more of a pleasure than doing so in C itself.