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I really want to start trying to learn zig, but right now I feel like it's not quite finished enough. When it hits 1.0, I'll probably give it a more serious loo

• woodrowbarlow 1y ago
  Zig is friendly for soft-transitions because the compiler can compile C code. you can use Zig tooling for a C codebase, and then slowly add Zig code where it makes the most sense.
  • voidUpdate 1y ago
    Well I was debating learning C this year, but Zig seems like the more attractive option. I'd be starting new projects from scratch
    • johnisgood 1y ago
      I think it is still useful to learn C, however. For personal projects you could use Zig, but it is still good to know C. C is like the lingua franca of programming languages, and some assembly (if you care about optimization, for example).
    • woodrowbarlow 1y ago
      ahh, ideally i'd say learning them in any order is fine but unfortunately since the zig ecosystem is not mature yet that means you'll find yourself using C libraries from zig fairly often. so, yes, i agree learning zig is a great idea for new independent projects but (at the current stage) be prepared to also learn at least enough about C to use C libraries (return type conventions, raw enums, c-style strings, inflexible allocators).