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Problems of C, and how Zig addresses them (avestura.dev)
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[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

A bit late to the party. Anyone wanting “C but better” is moving to Rust.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

I haven’t don’t much programming in Rust yet, but just based on the syntax and apparent complexity (at least it looks quite complex to an outsider like me) it always seemed more like “C++ but better” rather than “C but better”.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I haven't used Zig myself but I think it could have its place. IMO Rust has moved too far away from C to be something many existing users will move to (and using both in the same project is messy), but Zig seems to integrate well enough that it might.