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I may have to look at it then, had no idea it could link to ELF.
Jeremy Falcon wrote: And LLVM supports all the major formats: COFF, ELF, etc. and instruction sets.
Thanks for the heads up.
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Any time man. And I get it; I'll never fully replace C in my heart. It's literally the backbone of the world we live in.
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Turns out Visual Code has a ZIG language extension. How cool is that?
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Right now, from an ecosystem standpoint, it's like Rust was back in 2015 before anyone really used it. So, while there are a few online resources like zig.guide (which is one version behind), it's nowhere near as extensive as Rust. And it's not even 1.0 yet. There's a few places online for some docs though and some YT videos.
Still, you can still do stuff like pointer arithmetic. Granted, it's going to make you earn it, by having to cast a pointer to an integer first, as it tries to discourage that... but you can if you need to.
One thing it does do that C doesn't is have a concept of optional pointers vs non-optional ones. The compiler will complain if you have a non-optional pointer with no value... I think. I'm still learning.
Jeremy Falcon
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Jeremy Falcon wrote: It's literally the backbone of the world we live in. A quote I have seen (and used myself once too): "Do not forget that my compiler compiled your compiler."
M.D.V.
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ou've hit the nail on the head with your assessment of Rust and C. Rust's rigidity, while aiming for safety, can often feel restrictive. C, while potent, demands discipline and is unforgiving of errors.
Zig seems to offer a compelling middle ground. Its C-like syntax and interoperability are huge pluses for those coming from a C background. The ability to fine-tune memory management without sacrificing safety is intriguing. And let's not forget the compile-time magic that can potentially supercharge development.
However, it's still a relatively new language. The ecosystem and tooling might not be as mature as Rust or C++. There could be potential pitfalls or limitations we haven't discovered yet.
I'd love to hear from others who have dived into Zig. Your experiences, both good and bad, would be invaluable.
Have you tried Zig?
What were your first impressions?
Did you encounter any significant challenges or limitations?
Let's share our thoughts and help the community grow
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I haven't used it in a project yet. So far it's just been playing around and watching YT videos. I too, am worried about the ecosystem. Granted, every ecosystem is small when something is new. So, I doubt I'd use it for an enterprise application just yet, but for home projects I would.
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i downloaded it. i'll check it out, but not right now.
hardware/software issues to work on.
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jmaida wrote: i downloaded it. i'll check it out, but not right now. Cool man.
jmaida wrote: hardware/software issues to work on. Good times. Good times.
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Ain't that the truth.
I am a old C programmer, as well, so I like what I am seeing.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
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noice? not cool?
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
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I'm not a C programmer, so forgive my eventual stupid question: there is/was also a language called 'D' which claimed to enhance some of C flaws. I'm not a D programmer either. Anyone here with enough ZIG and D experience to compare both?
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Nothing against D, but AFAIK (could be wrong) it's always had a garbage collector. I heard talks about them trying to make it optional, but not sure if that's happened yet. If I was gonna use a GC language, may as well use Go that's backed by Google ya know.
Jeremy Falcon
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Ah, that's quite a huge difference!
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As far as I know, Zig is a language that promotes the DOD (Data Oriented Design) style. Its creator, Andrew Kelley has posted a lot of material about DOD and the like.
There are several online resources about DOD, including videos by the author of Zig.
Also articles like: Data Oriented Design: A Way of Thinking - Hello C++[^]
Regards
modified 5-Aug-24 5:19am.
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Cool, I'll have to check it out. Thanks.
Jeremy Falcon
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So I should add something like 'take care, toilet in picture'?
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Not if one of them involves driving the porcelain bus.
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0x01AA wrote: Can you handle two emergencies at the same time[^] Nope, just nope. You can only switch from one task to another in a fast pace, but still not handle it at the same time.
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You can, however, consider the task to be multithreaded. Such as an organ player both doing the pedals, the right hand and the left hand. Or a car driver who both manages the steering wheel, the brake pedal and the speed pedal. (With electric cars, calling it the 'gas pedal' is misleading ).
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