Is Zig the Long Awaited C Replacement?

Comparison with previous C contenders such as C++, D, Java, C#, Go, Rust and Swift

Erik Engheim
14 min readNov 6, 2020

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In many ways my whole programming career feels like a long wait for a replacement to C. 20 years ago I though that was C++. Over time I learned C++ was a complex monster that could never be tamed no matter how many thick best practices books I read.

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Erik Engheim

Geek dad, living in Oslo, Norway with passion for UX, Julia programming, science, teaching, reading and writing.