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It has C style interfaces, meaning structs with function pointers. Which is basically how most device drivers in OSes that happen to be written in C, including

• metaltyphoon 7mo ago
  We all know that OP wasn't asking about THAT kind of interface and more "please create vtables for me" style of interface
  • pjmlp 7mo ago
    That is too much compiler magic for Zig folks.
    • AndyKelley 7mo ago
      You know, I used to be annoyed by all your consistently shitty remarks in any zig related HN thread, but these days, it's refreshing to have an unpleasant interaction with a human. Sincerely, thanks for all your hand-written hatred.
      • pjmlp 7mo ago
        It goes both ways, when I see remarks regarding other languages from Zig community folks, not from you directly. Modula-2 like safety is still better than C will ever be, though. Yeah, it will be human as far as I can take it, cheers.
      • lmaoatyou 7mo ago
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    • baranul 7mo ago
      Perhaps it can be a relief to make assessments about a couple of newer C alternative languages[1][2]. Zen C appears to be moving up very quickly, and even has autofree. [1]: https://github.com/c3lang/c3c https://github.com/c3lang/c3c (C3) [2]: https://github.com/zenc-lang/zenc https://github.com/zenc-lang/zenc (Zen C)
• slopinthebag 7mo ago
  That's a hack, not an interface lol
  • pjmlp 7mo ago
    As plenty of other things in an "everything is explicit" language, whose goal is to be a safer C and nothing else. The "module" system is another hack.
  • spiffyk 7mo ago
    How is it a hack? I mean, you may not like the fact that Zig does not provide syntax sugar for interfaces, but how exactly do you think they are implemented in languages that do?
  • lukaslalinsky 7mo ago
    You would be terrified if you realized how the whole C-based GNOME/GTK ecosystem works :)