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0 pointskeyle7mo ago0 comments

That would hurt adoption. I understand things move fast but if you want people to make the switch other than hello world, it has to be at a minimum cosy. Sending them to hell and find your way out isn't a good move long term.

I tried Zig a couple of times and I got that feeling: very powerful and clever language but not really for me, I don't have the headspace, sorry. I need something I can debug after an 8 hours dayjob, a commute and having put the kids to bed. It better be inviting & fun! (Hi, C).

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throwawaymaths7mo ago

after chasing some insane macro gymnastics whivh are there to make the c portble, i came to understand that zig is more easy to debug than c

keyleOP7mo ago

I don't live in that universe! I thanos flicked it off!

skupig7mo ago

Yeah, I had the same experience. I had an embedded project where I would need to use C libraries, and it seemed like a great excuse to try Zig, but it spat out a ton of esoteric errors I couldn't be bothered to figure out and I went back to Nim.

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