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kool_newt@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

Zig

Choosing a high-level language would limit your world so all of those are out. I could make my own high-level language if absolutely necessary from Zig but the reverse is not possible.

Zig > C as it’s easier to write safer more secure code while being as fast or even faster than C, and usable in embedded and other places only C is normally used. In fact, I can create C binaries with my Zig compiler.

Zig > Rust because actually writing safe Rust code would use all my time and sanity so would end up writing unsafe Rust, but then what’s the point.

Zig > Go because Go is slower and backed by one of the most evil entities to ever exist.

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deur@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
If you cannot write safe Rust code, it places your ability to ever write safe code in doubt.

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porgamrer@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
You could write a compiler for a low-level language in anything. Honestly makes little sense that most people do it in C++ when they’re only going to replace it anyway.

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philm@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

Zig > Rust because actually writing safe Rust code

Start thinking more functional, I rarely have issues with the borrow-checker, or even have to write unsafe. But it obviously depends on the context, when the issue at hand really requires a lot of interior mutability or unsafe can be pain.

I’m also super fast nowadays with Rust, probably faster than with any other language (thanks to great tooling?).

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- kool_newt@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  
  Start thinking more functional
  
  Sounds like good advice, thx.
  
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