Some parts of the Zig syntax reminds me of the old K&R style function declaration, that seemed absurd and was replaced at some point, but it was released, used

Some parts of the Zig syntax reminds me of the old K&R style function declaration, that seemed absurd and was replaced at some point, but it was released, used in production and defended for a while. There is often a strong rationale behind clumsy syntax decisions, I hope they will fix those quirks.