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by neutronicus 15 days ago
Yeah, I mean … as a C++ dev I have those same existential “what’s the point” questions about Zig.
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araoz 15 days ago
AFAIK zig is not trying to be "better C++" (that is Rust), zig is more like "better C". a ergonomic low level lang with very little abstractions. zig explicitly doesn't want to be better C++ or rust
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neutronicus 15 days ago
Oh, I get that.

That’s what I’m saying. I hear “Better C” and my initial reaction is “what’s the point”. Like, why would you aim for “Worse C++”?

I mean, compile times. That’s fair.

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pjmlp 15 days ago
Even those aren't that bad, when using C++20 modules, coupled with binary libraries.

Granted we "aren't modules" yet, unless being on latest compilers with msbuild/cmake/ninja tooling.

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neutronicus 14 days ago
Perhaps theoretically, with good practice, but at my job it’s fucking brutal.

But to your larger point I would much rather work on improving that than let it drive me back to C fetishism.

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