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Languages and libraries
systems programming language
SHOW HN2025
175points
185comments
#394of 3,837 in 2025
Top 11%of 2025 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
18 positive, 29 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 24 critical, out of 74 comments about the project. Thread score -0.06.
Design: 11 for, 13 againstIdea: 1 for, 7 againstDocs: 2 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
Alternatives named
Zig
From 2 comments
As the author, let me add something beyond the comparison. Zig and Odin are very different languages, Odin is – as its slogan goes - "for the Joy of Programming". Zig on the…
lerno on HNJust to be clear, I don't mean the description of Zig to put down the language or the community. It's the best I can do to describe the difference between Zig on one hand and…
lerno on HN
Odin
From 2 comments
As the author, let me add something beyond the comparison. Zig and Odin are very different languages, Odin is – as its slogan goes - "for the Joy of Programming". Zig on the…
lerno on HNFor what it's worth, I found the Zig community on the biggest Zig discord very nice and welcoming. But that said, there is a lot of "you have to understand Zig" sentiment. Also,…
lerno on HN
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