alt Hacker NewsAfter having used Zig for a couple of months now I am convinced it is a fantastic tool language. You just pick it up to hack some idea together freely. Every time I hit a wall, I find the creators have thought of it already and offers comfort. But nothing gets in your face how to use the programming language "correctly".
For me it is now the go-to "tinker in my garage" language.
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Is it really that good?
My go-to "tinker in my garage" language is Python - lightweight syntax that stays out of your face, batteries included, packages for everything that's not included. What's Zig's edge?
My main issue with this is I expect Mojo to become the go to tinkering language for me.
It’s definitely a great tinkering language but .. eh .. the Zig team and community are extremely opinionated about how to use the language correctly.
> But nothing gets in your face how to use the programming language "correctly".
It doesnt let you have unused variables and theres no multiline comment support. These are fairly significant productivity issues for me