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zig/master 36ff266 Andrew Kelley: fix self hosted compiler on windows
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<andrewrk>
I submitted the link to /r/programming
<andrewrk>
and hacker news
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<Mentol>
does the compiler can be used into a macos?
<Mentol>
do the libraries built with Zig, could be used easily from other languages/platforms? (Java/Android, Swift/iOs)
<andrewrk>
Mentol, yes, the compiler works on macos
<andrewrk>
you can export a C-ABI compatible library
<Mentol>
Perfect! And thanks by Zig. I've used Go and Rust but I want other simpler language to replace to C (Rust is at line with C++ and Go is not expressive)
<andrewrk>
Mentol, I hope you like it. It is still very young, please be patient and report issues
<Mentol>
no problem
<Mentol>
and what do you think about Nim? -besides of syntax like Python or C- (The competitor more similar to Zip)
<andrewrk>
Mentol, I think that the garbage collector makes it unsuitable for many purposes
<Mentol>
right
<andrewrk>
if our goal is to write reusable software, it has to cater to the common denominator environment
<andrewrk>
also, nim depends on C, whereas Zig is trying to replace C
<andrewrk>
and then the things that set zig apart: nim has hidden control flow, hidden memory allocations, and crashes on out of memory conditions
<Mentol>
should be used the last version (0.1.1) or trunk one?