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Zig Software Foundation 2025 Financial Report and Fundraiser

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165 points smlavine | 4 comments | 03 Sep 25 01:45 UTC | HN request time: 0.009s | source
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WhereIsTheTruth ◴[03 Sep 25 04:24 UTC] No.45112232[source]▶
> CI & Website $14,986.73

What a waste of money, seriously

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AndyKelley ◴[03 Sep 25 05:21 UTC] No.45112466[source]▶
For comparison, in the same year Rust Foundation spent $567,000 on this category - more than ZSF's entire expenses for everything. That's 38x more money.

Source: https://rustfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Annual...

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1. ksec ◴[04 Sep 25 14:24 UTC] No.45127618[source]▶
Hi Andrew - From an PR perspective, I think now that zig have enough attention it may be better to stop doing comparison with or even mentioning Rust.

Rust was hated not because of Zig or any other languages, but their Rust Evangelism Strike Force. Some day these comparison may back fire. Zig can stand on its own now, and already quite widely known. May be best to have peace rather than war.

Just my ( may be useless ) 2 cents.

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2. ozgrakkurt ◴[04 Sep 25 14:50 UTC] No.45127935[source]▶
Also agree with this. I don’t see rust and zig that similar. People building it, governance behind it, use case and just overall vibe.

Don’t find myself choosing between rust/zig after using them both a decent amount

3. hitekker ◴[04 Sep 25 19:11 UTC] No.45131070[source]▶
Agreed. The leaders of Zig should stop bringing up competitors unless specifically relevant.

The RESF became unbearable because Rust leaders quietly encouraged language wars online, and especially offline. Zig should avoid that fate.

4. AndyKelley ◴[04 Sep 25 20:30 UTC] No.45131893[source]▶
Rust is not hated. Rust is a widely loved and successful project, growing more popular every year.

There's no war here, only facts that help an ignorant person gain perspective about how much things cost.