alt Hacker NewsYes, it is absolutely possible to build a language that uses Zig's compilation model and do borrow checking. Zig is not going to add a borrow checker though, so as a user, it's sort of a moot point.
Yes, it is absolutely possible to build a language that uses Zig's compilation model and do borrow checking. Zig is not going to add a borrow checker though, so as a user, it's sort of a moot point.
no. let me be clearer; it is possible to intercept zigs ir from the compiler NOW (well, 15.2 proven) and have a third party package do borrow checking from the data that flow through, without changing zig (think "how miri works without changing rust"). this is not currently directly possible without changing the compiler (~ 50 loc), however the core team has indicated that exporting ir, the only change needed, will be a supported feature once the language stabilizes.