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228 points Retro_Dev | 1 comments | 04 Jul 25 04:11 UTC | HN request time: 0.248s | 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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1. Mond_ ◴[04 Jul 25 21:13 UTC] No.44467927[source]▶
Sadly, the C++ language does not exist in a vacuum.

In fact, it exists in a world which contains "an ecosystem", tooling, opinionated build systems, various incompatible compilers, and mountains of legacy baggage, and all of these influence the daily experience of programmers using the language.