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Zig v0.17.0

267 points · 208 comments · ErenayDev

  1. jabedude · · focus · HN ↗
    How is Zig doing as a project? I remember they took a hard line against AI
    1. abc42 · · focus · HN ↗
      It looks like they're spending 5 months what should be a 1 month job these days.
      1. onlyrealcuzzo · · focus · HN ↗
        Filed a compiler bug related to dwarf tables that screws up debugging and line of code coverage that they completely ignored, just because I mentioned that I had every LLM check it to confirm it's a bug, since all I know is what kcov and every coverage tool generates incorrect coverage data for my repo, for 100% certain.
        1. UncleOxidant · · focus · HN ↗
          If they really insist on no LLM involvement at all then they're going to fall behind and lose out. Your LLM use case seems really very conservative - you didn't write any code with it, you just use it to confirm the bug. There are many OSS projects that are also taking a similar hardline against LLMs - people are going to fork them and then move on. I've had LLMs fix bugs/add features to a couple of projects like this and, well, they're missing out on the fixes/added features that I'm using locally.
          1. 0c3ca83 · · focus · HN ↗
            People keep promising me that I'll be left behind, but somehow it never seems to happen.
            1. nvme0n1p1 · · focus · HN ↗
              They remind me of the "have fun staying poor" people from crypto
              1. 0c3ca83 · · focus · HN ↗
                I'd really love to figure out how to stay behind, but the people who keep insisting I'll be left behind are doing their level best to prevent it.
              2. onlyrealcuzzo · · focus · HN ↗
                TBF, most people did stay poor, they just didn't really get richer.
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