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Open-source Zig book

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692 points rudedogg | 1 comments | 16 Nov 25 19:44 UTC | HN request time: 0.217s | source
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charlie90 ◴[17 Nov 25 01:28 UTC] No.45950098[source]▶
>Learning Zig is not just about adding a language to your resume. It is about fundamentally changing how you think about software.

Zig is just C with a marketing push. Most developers already know C.

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dcre ◴[17 Nov 25 01:49 UTC] No.45950188[source]▶
I suspect most developers do not know C.
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downrightmike ◴[17 Nov 25 03:13 UTC] No.45950568[source]▶
C is fine C++ is where they jumped the shark
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1. jeltz ◴[17 Nov 25 04:31 UTC] No.45950860[source]▶
No, C is not fine. It is a really bad language that I unfortunately have to code professionally.