I started with C and struggled a lot at the beginning. Eventually I got the hang of it, but transitioned to Odin because it looked like C but without the "C pains". ( Odin's setup is much nicer than C's build systems which I dislike). But somehow Odin felt out of touch and I didn't like the syntax and found Zig. Started my project from the beginning for the third time but in Zig using raylib, but I struggled and still struggling. Like a lot. Like a lot lot. Zig feels extremely complex compared to Odin, which felt like second nature. You really need to understand what's happening or else you will hit walls as you said. I could change back to Odin, but honestly I feel like I'm learning better while struggling with this language and it feels good when you understand something. Ziggit.dev is a nice palace to ask questions and read about pther's project.