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brabel ◴[] No.44461708[source]
I like Zig but it seems to just keep redesigning itself, while other languages like Odin “shipped” long ago and don’t seem to need to look back. Is Zig suffering from perfectionism syndrome where things are never good enough??
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pjmlp ◴[] No.44461828[source]
Looks like it, while at the same time still lacks any killer application that would make learning Zig a requirement, regardless of one's opinion on the language, like it already happened with many others now in mainstream.

So where is Zig's OS, browser, docker, engine, security, whatever XYZ, that would make having Zig on the toolbox a requirement?

I don't see Bun nor Tiger Beetle being that app.

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1. dgb23 ◴[] No.44462794[source]
Not a killer app, but I think one thing you might consider is zig build.
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2. pjmlp ◴[] No.44463572[source]
Not a seller to me.