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Zig usually gets in the comments when other languages are mentioned because the author of the language is pushing it on HN. But when I look at what it really p
by xiphias2 4y ago
Zig usually gets in the comments when other languages are mentioned because the author of the language is pushing it on HN.
But when I look at what it really provides, linear typing is just not on the list, it can't compare to Rust's practical type system and maturity at this point.
- Tozen 4y agoAs to be expected. It's odd when people compare much older languages to younger ones, then crap on the younger ones for less features or ecosystem. Zig is not even 1.0, and is many years from reaching that point, according to their people.
- kristoff_it 4y ago> Zig usually gets in the comments when other languages are mentioned because the author of the language is pushing it on HN. Andrew doesn't really post all that much on HN, I think there are better explanations for the interest that HN has in Zig.