Re:Interview with Zig language creator Andrew Kelley [video]
by aidenn0 on Thursday August 27, 2020 @07:41PM
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Valgrind on C is the closest thing I've worked with in terms of what Zig offers.
My experience is that Rust's approach is definitely better in terms of correctness than using valgrind during testing.
My intuition is that the advantages Zig brings to the table will not tip the balance.
That being said, the choice Zig makes is absolutely the right one. Rust fills the niche of a better and more correct C++ without fixing the issues of slow compilation and language complexity.
Zig fixes so much of what's wrong with C without abandoning the advantages of language simplicity and locality of reasoning. I love Zig, but need a medium sized non-work project for it.
My experience is that Rust's approach is definitely better in terms of correctness than using valgrind during testing.
My intuition is that the advantages Zig brings to the table will not tip the balance.
That being said, the choice Zig makes is absolutely the right one. Rust fills the niche of a better and more correct C++ without fixing the issues of slow compilation and language complexity.
Zig fixes so much of what's wrong with C without abandoning the advantages of language simplicity and locality of reasoning. I love Zig, but need a medium sized non-work project for it.