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by danielEM 1463 days ago
My biggest issue with zig is that it is immature programming language. Breaking changes can occur at any point and bugs can be introduced at compilation step. So with a bit of unlucky your coding experience might end up a hell.

Not a fan of Rust too though and like the zig idea in general.

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That's what scared me off from learning Elm. It's mostly a one-person project. Naturally, it moves really slowly. Breaking changes can happen with any given release. And the community of developers is very small.

It's a shame, too, because there are a lot of really exciting ideas in the language. But unless you're working at NoRedInk with the lead developer, you might be better off sticking with tech that's a little more boring and less cutting edge, especially if the thing you're using it for is supposed to be making you money.