Zig Programming Language 0.1.1: First beta release

Re:Zig Programming Language 0.1.1: First beta release by oblio on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @01:11PM (#15500884)

Ok, let's assume that you're willing to go through 10 feet of snow for hours, uphill both ways.

To really change C, you need to at least get your changes in clang, not only in gcc. And let's not even talk about msvc. Or God forbid, actually creating a new standard version.

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Re:Zig Programming Language 0.1.1: First beta release by nurettin on Thursday October 19, 2017 @01:34AM (#15505681)

I definitely agree that your perceived goal of "changing C" is not attainable. And it is not something I proposed. You could add a flag to a fork of a compiler/toolchain and if it is useful, others will eventually catch on.

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Re:Zig Programming Language 0.1.1: First beta release by oblio on Thursday October 19, 2017 @02:54AM (#15505964)

I know about "instant gratification" being kind of bad, but even your moderate proposal is something like "gratification in half a decade" :)

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