zigger69

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   by zigger69 4y ago

   > Also: operator overloading is the spawn of Satan. It is. And I'm glad Zig has none of that. `==` only works for primitives and you will never be confused.
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   by zigger69 4y ago

   > I do think on a long enough timescale, programmers will eventually move to a "better" language. But in my opinion, that time scale exceeds the lifespan of a human :) Zig exists and is here today.
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   by zigger69 4y ago

   Wow, that's amazing! I agree so much. When I want to know which of two products is better, I just want to see a casual reddit discussion with real people stating their opinions and knowledge. Discussions seems like a great feature! Bra
4. 4.▲
   by zigger69 4y ago

   You can execute arbitrary code on drop operations by implementing `std::ops::Drop` for a type.
5. 5.▲
   by zigger69 4y ago

   It's really easy in Zig to be honest. Just put `defer thing.deinit()` in the right scope and you're done. You gain explicitness and know exactly what's going on in your Code. Everything is obvious. That's the reason Zig
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   by zigger69 4y ago

   Crystal: compilation speed is just too slow, sadly. Nim and Zig: I'd definitely just go with Zig. It's an extremely simple language, has no macros (but something much better than macros), is explicit, and in the long run it's