An Appreciation of Zig's Syntax in the Context of Curly-Braced Languages
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Bogdanp
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Summary
The article reflects on the syntax of the programming language Zig, noting its similarities to Rust and praising its design within the class of curly-braced languages. While acknowledging syntax as a minor detail, the author finds Zig's approach noteworthy.
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On the first glance, Zig looks almost exactly like Rust, because Zig borrows from Rust liberally. And I think that Rust has great syntax, considering all the semantics it needs.
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