Thoughts on Go vs. Rust vs. Zig

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The author explores Go, Rust, and Zig to understand their design philosophies and trade-offs.
Go is minimalist, designed for corporate collaboration, and prioritizes simplicity and readability over features.
Rust is maximalist, focusing on safety and performance with a complex type system and zero-cost abstractions.
Zig is a newer language that emphasizes manual memory management, control, and data-oriented design, reacting against Go and Rust.
Go's minimalism makes it stable and easy to read but requires more boilerplate code.
Rust's complexity comes from its goals of safety and performance, making it harder to learn but powerful.
Zig offers explicit control over memory and avoids object-oriented features, appealing to those who prefer data-oriented design.
The author appreciates Zig's pragmatic approach and hopes for its stable release soon.

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