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228 points Retro_Dev | 1 comments | 04 Jul 25 04:11 UTC | HN request time: 0.41s | source
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90s_dev ◴[04 Jul 25 14:33 UTC] No.44464923[source]▶
I don't mind breaking changes if I can fix them within a day.

What bothers me with C/C++ is how difficult it is to cross compile a simple Windows + SDL app from inside WSL without MSVC installed.

I've spent weeks on this.

If Zig saves me from that nightmare, and still lets me use C++ libraries, I will gladly switch over to it.

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PaulDavisThe1st ◴[04 Jul 25 15:58 UTC] No.44465628[source]▶
None of which has anything to do with C++ the language.
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francasso ◴[04 Jul 25 16:14 UTC] No.44465762[source]▶
In theory yes, in practice that's irrelevant unless you can show someone has done it, and nobody has in 40+ years as far as I know
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1. PaulDavisThe1st ◴[04 Jul 25 17:55 UTC] No.44466550[source]▶
WSL hasn't existed for that long. So I am not sure what "it" is ...