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		qwertyuiop924 on Aug 29, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Zig: a system language which prioritizes optimalit... Fair 'nuff on the compiler stuff. I was talking about replacing C globally, however, and that's not happening any more than we're replacing FORTRAN.

nickpsecurity on Aug 29, 2016 [–]

"I was talking about replacing C globally"

I gave up on that when I noticed the COBOL and Windows situations. ;)

qwertyuiop924 on Aug 29, 2016 | [–]

Well, yeah, but that's what Zig seems to be trying to do. And as various tech comes up for replacement, it may one day be possible.

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