Re:Zig, parser combinators, and why they're awesome
by linkdd on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @09:53PM
(#26419637)
> it seems to be the perfect solution/replacement for C/C++
Many languages tried for 50 years to replace C without success.
While Rust brings many improvements for low-level development on classical architecture, simplifying hard problems (especially memory safety), there is still a HUGE number of platforms (embedded ones mainly?) where C and even Assembly are still relevant.
Believing that any language will burry C/C++ is ignoring what C/C++ are.
Many languages tried for 50 years to replace C without success.
While Rust brings many improvements for low-level development on classical architecture, simplifying hard problems (especially memory safety), there is still a HUGE number of platforms (embedded ones mainly?) where C and even Assembly are still relevant.
Believing that any language will burry C/C++ is ignoring what C/C++ are.