C++ is actually the sweet spot for expressiveness and complete control needed for the work I do on consoles and embedded devices. I was excited for zig because

C++ is actually the sweet spot for expressiveness and complete control needed for the work I do on consoles and embedded devices. I was excited for zig because in many respects it really does feel like a better C, but I think philosophically, it’s more oriented around building particular types of systems. Disclaimer, I’ve sunk only about 35 hours into Zig so it’s possible it would be different with more experience but that’s about all the time I can realistically afford for a trial run of a new technology these days.