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Zig does stand on its own https://ziglang.org/learn/why_zig_rust_d_cpp/ https://ziglang.org/learn/why_zig_rust_d_cpp/

• mustache_kimono 4y ago
  Exactly. "Zig: Because [these good reasons] for WASI/WASM" or even "I just prefer Zig to Rust" is a much better argument. My point was only -- "Zig: Because people don't like writing Rust" is kind of a weird case to make, when lots and lots of people seem to like writing Rust.
  • googlryas 4y ago
    There's masochists in the world. A lot of people enjoy writing C++.
    • mustache_kimono 4y ago
      "Why didn't you just write this in C++?" == "But can't we be miserable forever?"
    • pjmlp 4y ago
      I do, despite its warts, because as polyglot developer I am able to use mixed code bases, so I get all the safety I need from managed languages, and only use C++ for what would be anyway unsafe code blocks. .NET + C++/CLI, Java/Kotlin + JNI/NDK, JavaScript + C++ addons, and so on. Many developers get lost trying to use an hammer for every nail.