HN is currently obsessed with Rust vs Zig. OxCaml should be considered as an alternative to both. The argument for Rust is safety, while for Zig it's ergonomics, but OxCaml shows you can have safety and ergonomics together. In my little tinkering with it [1] I found it really easy to use.

[1]: https://noelwelsh.com/posts/a-quick-introduction-to-oxcaml/