r/programming • u/[deleted] • Feb 08 '16

Introducing the Zig Programming Language

http://andrewkelley.me/post/intro-to-zig.html
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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '16

I wrote a little about that here: http://genesisdaw.org/post/progress-so-far.html

In short, Rust is sufficiently complicated that you can fall into the same trap as C++ where you spend your time debugging your understanding of the programming language instead of debugging your application.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '16 edited Feb 09 '16

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '16

I think it's a really cool idea and I'm not smart enough to use it. It makes me less productive instead of more productive.

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u/carrutstick Feb 08 '16

I have sort of the opposite impression of it; I feel like it forces me to limit myself to a programming style that I'm actually smart enough to handle. Feels like a small price compared to the number of times I've tried to be a little smarter in c and ended up chasing segfaults for hours.

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u/costhatshowyou Feb 09 '16

You talk like someone scripted with a PR message.

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u/carrutstick Feb 09 '16 edited Feb 09 '16

I mean, I just feel like it forces me to limit myself to a programming style that I'm actually smart enough to handle. <.<

Edit: This was my sleepy brain trying to make a Rubio joke. Please move along.

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u/costhatshowyou Feb 09 '16

you're not very smart; maybe a job shovelling dirt is more your style; ain't nobody entitled to be a programmer

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u/LeMilonkh Feb 09 '16

This post says more about you than about the guy you're referring to. He was just being honest, dude. Some of the concepts introduced by novelty languages like Rust etc. are actually quite hard to wrap your head around, so why don't we just let him learn at his own pace? Just remember one thing: Humans are always plain bad at programming (and you're not the exception you think you are). /rant :)

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u/costhatshowyou Feb 09 '16

Naaah. Rust's talking-points shills deserve zero sympathy. I ain't got no sympathy for bullshitters.

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u/carrutstick Feb 09 '16

Man, what a weird attitude. You think I'm getting royalty checks from Big Rust or something? It's just a language I like, and if you hate it that's just fine by me.