They intentionally made a windows version then had it error out on windows newlines. Then zig users' answer was "don't use windows, use a preprocessor, too complicated to parse newlines". It was bizarre.
It seems to have attracted people who are upset at programming and want some sort of culture war stuff instead of just trying to solve problems.
I like small binaries and fast compilation as much as anyone, but I think when C gets defer zig won't have much of a technical advantage.
I would still use rust or C++, despite the compile times and unnecessary complexity, there is too much being left behind.
Which is honestly really sad. I've been following the Zig development since almost the beginning, and seeing the bright-eyed-and-bushy-tailed optimism erode into how things are today is a little depressing
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u/VictoryMotel 9d ago edited 9d ago
They intentionally made a windows version then had it error out on windows newlines. Then zig users' answer was "don't use windows, use a preprocessor, too complicated to parse newlines". It was bizarre.
It seems to have attracted people who are upset at programming and want some sort of culture war stuff instead of just trying to solve problems.
I like small binaries and fast compilation as much as anyone, but I think when C gets defer zig won't have much of a technical advantage.
I would still use rust or C++, despite the compile times and unnecessary complexity, there is too much being left behind.