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Zig vs Rust. Which one is going to be future? (snac.bsd.cafe)
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Zig vs Rust. Which one is going to be future?

I think about pros and cons and what to choose for the second (modern) language in addition to C.

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[–] AsudoxDev@programming.dev 24 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Google has already started to use Rust in their android operating system. Linux started getting Rust stuff. Rust has the speed of C/C++ while having memory safety. Zig does not have the same memory safety as Rust, it's a mere C/C++ alternative. Does that answer your question?