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Zig 0.8.0 has been released

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  1. drannex
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    I am so excited about Zig, an exceptional and well-designed language. I really do think it has the chops to be the "Language of the Future", from general programming to my favourite, systems...

    I am so excited about Zig, an exceptional and well-designed language. I really do think it has the chops to be the "Language of the Future", from general programming to my favourite, systems programing.

    The only caveat I have had with it is the absence of a package manager. That is really stalling me from implementing this in more serious applications. Yes, package managers have their qualms - mainly due to dependency hell, but there are so many more positives for PM's than negative - quick iteration (trying things out quickly), open source community building, security updates and upgrades.

    I am really excited for Zig, more-so than D or Rust (both some of my favourites at the moment).

    Edit: In the past there was talk of not implementing a package manager, but I am more than pleased to see in these notes about work being done to implement one.

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