It has C style interfaces, meaning structs with function pointers.

Which is basically how most device drivers in OSes that happen to be written in C, including UNIX flavours, work.

metaltyphoon 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

We all know that OP wasn't asking about THAT kind of interface and more "please create vtables for me" style of interface

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pjmlp 2 days ago | parent [-]

That is too much compiler magic for Zig folks.

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AndyKelley 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

You know, I used to be annoyed by all your consistently shitty remarks in any zig related HN thread, but these days, it's refreshing to have an unpleasant interaction with a human.

Sincerely, thanks for all your hand-written hatred.

	▲	pjmlp 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		It goes both ways, when I see remarks regarding other languages from Zig community folks, not from you directly. Modula-2 like safety is still better than C will ever be, though. Yeah, it will be human as far as I can take it, cheers.

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baranul a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Perhaps it can be a relief to make assessments about a couple of newer C alternative languages[1][2]. Zen C appears to be moving up very quickly, and even has autofree.

[1]: https://github.com/c3lang/c3c (C3)

[2]: https://github.com/zenc-lang/zenc (Zen C)

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slopinthebag 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

That's a hack, not an interface lol

	▲	lukaslalinsky 12 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		You would be terrified if you realized how the whole C-based GNOME/GTK ecosystem works :)
	▲	spiffyk 2 days ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		How is it a hack? I mean, you may not like the fact that Zig does not provide syntax sugar for interfaces, but how exactly do you think they are implemented in languages that do?
	▲	pjmlp 2 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		As plenty of other things in an "everything is explicit" language, whose goal is to be a safer C and nothing else. The "module" system is another hack.