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This really shows the genius of `zig cc`: companies adopting the toolchain will have a much easier time adopting the language too in the years to come.
by dom96 4y ago
This really shows the genius of `zig cc`: companies adopting the toolchain will have a much easier time adopting the language too in the years to come.
- liftm 4y agoMaybe. Or the language will fall into obscurity and everyone will just use the C compiler. I'm ignorant to the history here, but GCC includes Fortran, Ada, and D compilers, right? I don't see widespread adoption of those…
- cxcorp 4y agoObscurity depends on how closely you're looking. In fluid dynamics (meteorology, atmospheric sciences) and other scientific fields, Fortran definitely sees widespread adoption.
- jacobr1 4y agoAnd Ada is widely used in aerospace. Less these days for new projects, but often enough that one needs to be familiar with it.