alt Hacker News> Instead of debating for years (like other languages), zig just tries things out.
So did Rust pre-1.0
Stability guarantees are a pain in the neck. You can't just break other people's code willy nilly.
> This makes zig unique. It's fun to use and it stays fresh.
You mean like how Rust tried green threads pre-1.0? Rust gave up this one up because it made runtime too unwieldy for embedded devices.
Just on this point:
> You mean like how Rust tried green threads pre-1.0? Rust gave up this one up because it made runtime too unwieldy for embedded devices.
The idea with making std.Io an interface is that we're not forcing you into using green threads - or OS threads for that matter. You can (and should) bring your own std.Io implementation for embedded targets if you need standard I/O.