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Re:Essential C (2003) [pdf] by AndyKelley on Sunday December 30, 2018 @05:26PM (#18791719)
> I wonder if there's a place for something simpler for doing really low level stuff (i.e. programming hardware directly, device drivers) that's better than C.

Like this? https://andrewkelley.me/post/zig-stack-traces-kernel-panic-b...

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Re:Essential C (2003) [pdf] by christophilus on Sunday December 30, 2018 @06:57PM (#18792082)
I like Zig. Have you tried it? I’d be interested in hearing about your experience.

I haven’t been able to think of a project to use it for, though, as all of my work these days is web related.

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Re:Essential C (2003) [pdf] by dinglejungle on Sunday December 30, 2018 @07:17PM (#18792151)
(you replied to the creator of Zig, fyi)
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Re:Essential C (2003) [pdf] by christophilus on Monday December 31, 2018 @09:37AM (#18794633)
facepalm I need to start looking at usernames before replying!
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