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I'm looking for that huge fight next year between Odin, Zig and Jai :) Odin will be hopefully finally specced. Jai will be finally out in public in a stable ve
by gethly 1y ago
I'm looking for that huge fight next year between Odin, Zig and Jai :)
Odin will be hopefully finally specced. Jai will be finally out in public in a stable version. And Zig will be still at 0.x, but usable.
Three will enter, but only one will be the victor.
- codr7 1y agoI don't understand why one language has to rule them all. There's room for all of them, each with its strengths and weaknesses. That's the only way they're going to keep evolving.
- gethly 1y agoIt is not about one ruling them all. But people will simply coalesce around one language and communities of the remaining languages will simply dwindle. They will all still exist but there is a reason why only few languages are mainstream. And the three I have mentioned will be essentially competing in the same playfield. Unlike Rust, JS or Go, for example, as they already have their niches. All of the three are here to compete for the place in the low-level language tier list.
- Kinrany 1y agoHaving many languages splits the ecosystem and forces us to reimplement the same things over and over again. The ultimate solution is a common base that allows interoperability of course.
- deafpolygon 1y agoThese days, it's more likely that three will enter- and ten more will emerge victorious.
- masfoobar 1y agoHonestly, I dont think it really matters if there was a fight between Odin, Zig and Jai. I doubt one is going to be a "winner" but one could be the more popular of the 3 and, chances are, it is not because the language is better but how it is advertised. Truth is Rust gets a lot of headlines especially in relation to "memory safety" being thrown around in recent years. Not saying it isn't something to be taken seriously but "Rust" and "Memory Safety" are interchangable when a non-programmer blogger writes an article. - Its Rust that being added into the Linux Kernel. - Its Rust being added to Window Kernel - Its Rust building replacement software (might I add already battle tested projects!) such as coreutil + Expect there to be (if not already) rewrites of git, nginx, sqlite -- in memory-safe, blazingly fast Rust. Rust, rust, rust, rust... RUST! Truth is Rust is taking over. This will either become a HUGE waste of time or mistake.. or it will be the standard for low-level, memory safe software... cancelling out C or C++ originals that have existed for decades (and already stable) The way things are going, you will have Rust... and in the distance (some further than others) is Go, Zig, Jai, Odin, C3, etc. Of course, language like Java, C#, Javascript, etc -- will continue as they are. This is not a dig or hatred. This is just how I see it... and I am really liking Odin. I mean what jobs will I see advertised in the next 10-15 years? I bet I will see more and more Rust in the coming years. The others I mentioned above... I expect to see some Go and some odd Zig... but will I see an Odin or Jai? I hope I am proven wrong. As I wrote, I like Odin!
- lylejantzi3rd 1y ago> Jai will be finally out in public in a stable version. Did I miss an announcement?
- gethly 1y agoJB listed in a video a month or two ago what is remaining and he is eyeing next year for the release.