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by thelastbender12 347 days ago
Sorry, I think this comparison is just unfair. Odin might have "shipped" but are there are any projects with significant usage built on it? I can count at least 3 with Zig - Ghostty, Tigerbeetle, and Bun.

Programming languages which do get used are always in flux, for good reason - python is still undergoing major changes (free-threading, immutability, and others), and I'm grateful for it.
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dismalaf 347 days ago
> Odin might have "shipped" but are there are any projects with significant usage built on it?

JangaFX stuff is written in Odin and has some pretty big users.

https://jangafx.com/ https://odin-lang.org/showcase/

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LukaD 347 days ago
All the JangaFX products (such as EmberGen) are written in Odin.
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thelastbender12 347 days ago
Thank you, my bad - I wasn't aware.

I still think what drives languages to continuously make changes is the focus on developer UX, or at least the intent to make it better. So, PLs with more developers will always keep evolving.

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