#techvibe

My vibe with zig is very positive so far.
I like how one of its goals is radical and builtin C interop.
That comes from some complexity and learning curve, but
it's a force multiplier if you are already in on C and unix.
Like it's a direct path from C to something that is similar enough
to be tractable while also being an improvement on lots of things.

* This comes from the perspective that you can't just have something
that improves C (for example) a little bit. But you can't also go full
idealism if that means disregarding the unix ecosystem.

Like no REPL yet ...
We are not worthy of REPL until more/better foundation has been laid.

I seem to be right in the middle between dynamic
REPL langs and more static simpler langs like C, hare, zig.
I can see both as something that would be good to work in.

I think that's what drew me to ffi stuff with C. Like C isn't the best foundation, but
it's the one we have for better or worse. I don't see how you can move past it w/o
also coming from within it. Like you have to legitimately embrace it, to get past it.