Re:Why Zig over C for Systems Programming
by shevy-java on Friday November 13, 2026 @01:43PM
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You have a point - I find Rust syntax horrible.
C is in some ways minimal, but the pointer-syntax and some more I absolutely dislike. I also found C++ easier to use in some areas, such as:
cout << "Hey there" << endl;
The equivalent C is simply uglier. Of course C++ failed in other areas big time, but for such simple things like above, I think C++ is better than C. Naturally that cout example is very simplistic, but one can find other examples where C is really quite ugly.
C is in some ways minimal, but the pointer-syntax and some more I absolutely dislike. I also found C++ easier to use in some areas, such as:
The equivalent C is simply uglier. Of course C++ failed in other areas big time, but for such simple things like above, I think C++ is better than C. Naturally that cout example is very simplistic, but one can find other examples where C is really quite ugly.