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pjmlp 29 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Solod: Go can be a better C

Zig is what Modula-2 already offered in 1978, Ada in 1983, Object Pascal in 1986, revamped in curly bracket syntax.

We need a little more in 2026, besides compile time execution.

tocariimaa 29 days ago [–]

Aside from a GC, what other features are "more 2026"? I'm curious.

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