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For every feature X, there is a programming language Y that has had it for decades. It's not a question of inventing it, but rather of making it mainstream pop

For every feature X, there is a programming language Y that has had it for decades. It's not a question of inventing it, but rather of making it mainstream popular.

catach 4y ago
I expect that erlang is still significantly more popular than zig.
- kstenerud 4y ago
  Of course it is. Zig is an up-and-comer, so most established languages will be more popular at this stage. But Zig aims to be a mostly general purpose language (which is what the majority of mainstream languages are), whereas Erlang does not.
kjeetgill 4y ago
It's extremely common in plenty of popular languages: Java's a big one, and if you count dynamic languages most do.