> So what's going on with Zig? It's a language made for people who like to do things a certain way both in terms of technical details (eg no macros, no hidden

> So what's going on with Zig? It's a language made for people who like to do things a certain way both in terms of technical details (eg no macros, no hidden control flow) and when it comes to governance of the project (small, independent, non-profit organization free from big tech influence). While we do believe that there's value in this approach, this doesn't mean any other way of doing things is now obsoleted in favor of what we're doing :^) More in general, Zig and Rust are different enough that if you spend enough time to properly evaluate both, you will probably find one more congenial to you than the other. I like Zig because I like simplicity, somebody else might like Rust because they like sound memory safety guarantees and a powerful type system. You shouldn't see Zig as a threat to Rust, also because Rust already succeeded pretty much, and in fact I would recommend Rust as the much safer bet if you're looking for a new language to bet on, all else being equal. > Is there a Rust vs Zig war going on? Uhhh, no? There are certainly different sensibilities at play when it comes to the different communities, but that's it. I think I understand where this is coming from, but I really feel compelled to point out that I find crazy how people get really worked up when it comes to programming languages and immediately assume there has to be a fight for ultimate dominance there, while instead are completely oblivious about actual wars being fought under their noses. If you want to look at a war, watch Deno vs Bun, where different VCs have backed a different horse, and now they truly are in a battle for dominance. The ZSF has taken no VC money, has no big tech company brand to bolster, and lives off of donations. We just want to be able to move forward with the development of Zig and, for as long as we can do it, all is good, no need to convert the entire planet. If you do end up evaluating Zig, I would recommend reading these two non technical blog posts about the ZSF & the people involved with it: https://kristoff.it/blog/interfacing-with-zig/ https://kristoff.it/blog/interfacing-with-zig/ https://kristoff.it/blog/the-open-source-game/ https://kristoff.it/blog/the-open-source-game/