ryuukk_

they want apocalypse, so they can sell safety

the syntax, it is HORRIBLE

they'll go nowhere with that

they are better, modern, more efficient and cheaper CPUs in 2019

the fact that they decided to go with a 2015 inefficient one is kinda strange

problem isn't that stuff, it is how java is engineered, it was made for the 80's

gaming industry is huge, but you can't with java because autoboxing everywhere, no value type, and no specialized generics

same for serverless, you can't because you have to ship heavy runtime

same for machinelearning, you can't do math because lack of value type

etc etc etc

Java tried to fix all problems, but they forgot the essential stuff, performance and efficiency

problem is it evolves way to slow that alternatives already emerged and are used by a lot of people who were looking for alternatives

so yeah, evolving in an empty ocean

he's getting that much money because his project looks interesting, that is what most developpers want, so they are willing to take the risk

now other language designers need to learn from this project

keep your language simple, keep dependency list tiny, make clean syntax, focus on efficiency and small file size, and you win patrons

but people often then bloat their project, with uneeded features, that makes language harder to read, and harder for tooling to support it

edit:

i love Zig, i'm not using it, but i plan to once package manager is ready and vscode plugin with autocomplete and debugging is available

please make it happen, open bounties if you can't