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Re:Zig Devlog: Self-Hosted x86 Back End Is Now Default in De... by 9d on Monday June 09, 2025 @11:40AM (#44225604)
Am I wrong about this?

Their algorithms were simpler.

Their output was simpler.

As their complexity grew, proportionately did program performance.

Not to mention adding language convenience features (generics, closures).

Re:Zig Devlog: Self-Hosted x86 Back End Is Now Default in De... by pjmlp on Monday June 09, 2025 @12:14PM (#44225985)
See Ada, released in 1983.

Generics were already present in CLU and ML, initially introduced in 1976.

Check their features.

Re:Zig Devlog: Self-Hosted x86 Back End Is Now Default in De... by 9d on Monday June 09, 2025 @04:27PM (#44229081)
Yeah but--