Why Zig over C for Systems Programming

Re:Why Zig over C for Systems Programming by mogoh on Friday November 13, 2026 @10:50AM (#50485271)

Is Zig stable yet? No.

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Re:Why Zig over C for Systems Programming by ginko on Friday November 13, 2026 @10:52AM (#50485317)

I like Zig but having to fix a bunch of version issues each time I touch an old zig project of mine really put a damper on my enthusiasm.

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Re:Why Zig over C for Systems Programming by mi_lk on Friday November 13, 2026 @11:11AM (#50485625)

to save your enthusiasm, tell your clanker to fix version issues instead

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Re:Why Zig over C for Systems Programming by dralley on Friday November 13, 2026 @12:08PM (#50486458)

Heretic! Exile the clanker enthusiast for heresey!

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Re:Why Zig over C for Systems Programming by ACCount39 on Friday November 13, 2026 @11:49AM (#50486161)

I like the idea of Zig too - "better C" sounds just up my valley - but the actual implementation leaves a lot to be desired.

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Re:Why Zig over C for Systems Programming by senderista on Friday November 13, 2026 @11:51AM (#50486191)

Nor is its creator.

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