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Re:Zig: a system language which prioritizes optimality, safe... by qwertyuiop924 on Sunday August 28, 2016 @10:15PM (#12379569)
Fair 'nuff on the compiler stuff. I was talking about replacing C globally, however, and that's not happening any more than we're replacing FORTRAN.
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Re:Zig: a system language which prioritizes optimality, safe... by nickpsecurity on Sunday August 28, 2016 @10:44PM (#12379661)
"I was talking about replacing C globally"

I gave up on that when I noticed the COBOL and Windows situations. ;)

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Re:Zig: a system language which prioritizes optimality, safe... by qwertyuiop924 on Monday August 29, 2016 @06:47AM (#12381086)
Well, yeah, but that's what Zig seems to be trying to do. And as various tech comes up for replacement, it may one day be possible.
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