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Re:Zig: What to Expect from Release Month by jvillasante on Friday January 17, 2025 @11:28AM (#42739746)
Well, I use C++ for that today and don't see much benefit in switching really. Switching to a memory-safe language is something that I can support and even sell to my team, but switching to just a "simpler" language I'm not sure...
Re:Zig: What to Expect from Release Month by pjmlp on Friday January 17, 2025 @02:30PM (#42742285)
Note that use after free story is the same as in C and C++, using a debug allocator.
Re:Zig: What to Expect from Release Month by sekao on Friday January 17, 2025 @08:01PM (#42744824)
I noticed you used scare quotes...is that because you and your team don't think simplicity is valuable?