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Open-source Zig book

(www.zigbook.net)
692 points rudedogg | 1 comments | 16 Nov 25 19:44 UTC | HN request time: 0.285s | source
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jasonjmcghee ◴[16 Nov 25 20:16 UTC] No.45948044[source]▶
So despite this...

> The Zigbook intentionally contains no AI-generated content—it is hand-written, carefully curated, and continuously updated to reflect the latest language features and best practices.

I just don't buy it. I'm 99% sure this is written by an LLM.

Can the author... Convince me otherwise?

> This journey begins with simplicity—the kind you encounter on the first day. By the end, you will discover a different kind of simplicity: the kind you earn by climbing through complexity and emerging with complete understanding on the other side.

> Welcome to the Zigbook. Your transformation starts now.

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> You will know where every byte lives in memory, when the compiler executes your code, and what machine instructions your abstractions compile to. No hidden allocations. No mystery overhead. No surprises.

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> This is not about memorizing syntax. This is about earning mastery.

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Rochus ◴[16 Nov 25 20:24 UTC] No.45948100[source]▶
Who cares?

Still better than just nagging.

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maxbond ◴[16 Nov 25 20:50 UTC] No.45948284[source]▶
Using AI to write is one thing, claiming you didn't when you did should be objectionable to everyone.
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1. littlestymaar ◴[16 Nov 25 21:07 UTC] No.45948398[source]▶
This.

I wouldn't mind a technical person transparently using AI for doing the writing which isn't necessary their strength, as long as the content itself comes from the author's expertise and the generated writing is thoroughly vetted to make sure there's no hallucinationated misunderstanding in the final text. At the end of the day this would just increase the amount of high quality technical content available, because the set of people with both a good writing skill and a deep technical expertise is much narrower than just the later.

But claiming you didn't use AI when you did breaks all trust between you a your readership and makes the end result pretty much worthless because why read a book if you don't trust the author not to waste your time?