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by stephc_int13 1377 days ago
>if this takes off, what sort of changes might we see? Cheaper C/C++ programmers?

Zig is very likely to appeal to people who loves C, or newcomers who are looking for performance.

The quality-of-life gains might lead to marginal changes in productivity/cost, but I would not bet on it.