Zig 0.9.0
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Zig 0.9.0
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Re: Zig 0.9.0
#2Exciting stuff. How far away is Zig 1.0, roughly?
Re: Zig 0.9.0
#3I don't know if string handling has been improved, but it's one of the few things stopping me from using Zig. I look forward to 1.0, which will hopefully have proper strings. [0]
Re: Zig 0.9.0
#4Is there a story behind the cartoon lizards? Are they like the Zig mascot or something? Seems like they only started appearing since the last release, but they're not explained (unless I missed it).
Re: Zig 0.9.0
#5Is there a story behind the cartoon lizards? Are they like the Zig mascot or something? Seems like they only started appearing since the last release, but they're not explained (unless I missed it).
They are ziguanas :)
Re: Zig 0.9.0
#6Is there a story behind the cartoon lizards? Are they like the Zig mascot or something? Seems like they only started appearing since the last release, but they're not explained (unless I missed it).
They are ziguanas :)
Okay thanks! One thing I like best about programming languages are the particularities of the cultures that spring up around them.
Re: Zig 0.9.0
#7Is there a good "Why Zig" writeup motivating the language?
I've been looking around their web site and the only thing I could find was pretty generic:
Zig is a general-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaining robust, optimal, and reusable software.
Re: Zig 0.9.0
#8Is there a good "Why Zig" writeup motivating the language? I've been looking around their web site and the only thing I could find was pretty generic: Zig is a general-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaining robust, optimal, and reusable software.
It's in the "learn" section: https://ziglang.org/learn/why_zig_rust_d_cpp/
Re: Zig 0.9.0
#9Is there a good "Why Zig" writeup motivating the language? I've been looking around their web site and the only thing I could find was pretty generic: Zig is a general-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaining robust, optimal, and reusable software.
Yes, there is a "why Zig when..." page in the "learn" section:
Re: Zig 0.9.0
#10Is there a story behind the cartoon lizards? Are they like the Zig mascot or something? Seems like they only started appearing since the last release, but they're not explained (unless I missed it).