alt Hacker NewsIt's a 0.x project, let them cook. Building things takes time.
https://ziglang.org/documentation/master/std/#std.mem.findSe... didn't exist then, now it does.
And if i may quote from https://ziglang.org/download/0.17.0/release-notes.html:
> Zig has known bugs, miscompilations, and regressions.
> Even with Zig 0.17.x, working on a non-trivial project using Zig may require participating in the development process.
> When Zig reaches 1.0.0, Tier 1 support will gain a bug policy as an additional requirement.
If you're not willing to participate in the development process, then you should wait or use something else.
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They have been cooking for over ten years. It is more than fair to say at this point that they are not capable of shipping a stable, reliable, fast and efficient compiler. It is fundamentally flawed and I could easily write thousands of words explaining why from the architectural design to the development process.
Zig hides behind its pre 1.0 status to justify poor decision making while simultaneously actively trying to attract attention through marketing. That attention translates to resources and influence that are undeserved on the technical merits.
It has been 0.x for 10y+. At this point won't be off if considered 0ver (https://0ver.org) and permanently beta.
The dudes name is "llm_nerd" its not worth engaging lol. These are the same people that saw the bun rewrite in rust break tls and fail open and shrugged.
Isn't that exactly what they're saying?
Some people (not its creators) talk about Zig as if it's anywhere near production ready. It's fine to be excited about it (there's a lot to be excited about), but we gotta be realistic.