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parenthephobia on Aug 29, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Zig: a system language which prioritizes optimalit...

But... Zig is compatible with C. It goes to some lengths to make sure of it.

emmelaich on Aug 29, 2016 | [–]

I guess @yyhhsj0521 means source compatible. Which was my thought too.

I mean, as source compatible as possible; which may not be much.

ajarmst on Aug 29, 2016 | [–]

Unfortunately, that tends to demand the observation that C is really compatible with C.

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