alt Hacker NewsEndgame: After creating a language that encourages programmers to make robust and optimal software, using a toolchain that exemplifies these ideals by providing an order of magnitude faster development iteration speed, point this energy towards the ecosystem, with a focus on our core principle of prioritizing the needs of end users. Building upon this rich ecosystem of high quality software, create and maintain free, libre, and open-source applications that outcompete proprietary versions. I want to see the next Blender, the next Postgresql, the next Linux. This is my vision.
Mitchell's Ghostty project is a perfect example of this movement. At least, it will be when it is open sourced.
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> ... I want to see the next Blender, the next Postgresql, the next Linux. This is my vision.
That's a really nice thought. Maybe instead of "Move fast and break things" we can have "Move Zig for great justice."
> I want to see the next Blender, the next Postgresql, the next Linux. This is my vision.
Do you think it makes sense to augment these existing (and successful) open source projects with Zig (language and/or toolchain)? Or should something grassroots and written primarily in Zig be their eventual successor?