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Open-source Zig book

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692 points rudedogg | 3 comments | 16 Nov 25 19:44 UTC | HN request time: 0.433s | source
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poly2it ◴[17 Nov 25 06:14 UTC] No.45951222[source]▶
> Learning Zig is not just about adding a language to your resume. It is about fundamentally changing how you think about software.

I'm not sure what they expect, but to me Zig looks very much like C with a modern standard lib and slightly different syntax. This isn't groundbreaking, not a thought paradigm which should be that novel to most system engineers like for example OCaml could be. Stuff like this alienates people who want a technical justification for the use of a language.

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wolvesechoes ◴[17 Nov 25 08:18 UTC] No.45951755[source]▶
Zig community really tries to match Rust one in terms of cult resemblance.
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1. hnarn ◴[17 Nov 25 08:39 UTC] No.45951858[source]▶
People that consider other people that are excited about something "culty" are usually people that themselves are excited by absolutely nothing.
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2. goku12 ◴[17 Nov 25 12:57 UTC] No.45953171[source]▶
That's a very profound statement! Logical and sounds intelligent. Nice one!

PS: I'm stealing it, by the way.

3. wolvesechoes ◴[17 Nov 25 18:06 UTC] No.45956167[source]▶
Nicely formulated, yet not less empty than the picture you try to sketch.