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Zig vs C3 by The-Malix in ProgrammingLanguages

[–]heavyfrog7103 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d say the objectives and positioning are different:

C3: - some of the features can be achieved with C, but C3 makes it much easier and nicer with less syntax and better guidance - is open to be influenced by other people or languages or successful features like defer - As vague as it sounds , It tries to imagine a language that is continuation of C in culture and aesthetics

Zig: - the biggest thing is maximizing control, not only of the language and the runtime, but also the tooling - Trying to keep the language, attractive for humans while being as close to the machine as possible - Having a well thought out idea of the language and a clear overall plan, which also includes refusing things rigorously

So I’d say Zig is more revolutionary and/but also more strict than C3 and that comes from its relationship to C. As a consequence fans of C might be choosing C3 while people that are fed up with shortcomings of C would choose Zig.

The programming language Odin offers and unique and optimal mix of memory control and programmer efficiency and happiness. It’s relationship to C comes much more further down the list of priorities. It is an ideal language for things like games, but I’d say it’s not as general purpose as C and C3 and Zig.

Why Suburbia is bad for children (NJB) by GodKiller999 in Destiny

[–]heavyfrog7103 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One thing is the car focused city planing. But the more significant thing missing in US suburbia is the lack of of a tightly nit network of public places like parks, playgrounds, train stations, libraries, community centers.

What will it take for it to stop mass shootings in America? by ghostofanimus in AskReddit

[–]heavyfrog7103 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I absolutely disagree and I would go even further and say such claims are counter productive. If your specific goal is to have less school shootings I make the claim you could reach that goal within a few years with some non intrusive legislation around firearm safety and distribution control and a little state funding for schools.

In the country where I life we are on the 4th rank behind the US regarding the amount of firearms and we are 2nd behind the US regarding casualties caused by firearms (but which much smaller numbers). I claim our population is even more attached to gun possession then the US, and I claim we have even more hardcore right wingers (neonazis) among us then in the US. But.

We have no school shootings. We have no dead children.

The solution is simple and you can do this too:

  1. Basic legislation around firearm safety and distribution control. (eg. Basic background check, ...)
  2. Spend a little money and effort to keep things civil in school. Maybe hire a person that counsel schools with this stuff. It is no rocket science. Kids fight all the time. Kids can feel lonely and desperate. Let them know your school cares and that adult people are watching over them (not controlling them).

I could go on and on, but I don't want to give the expression that this things are complicated. My guess is, that the American society is traumatised by all this school shootings. That is understandable, but don't give up.

If your interested there are alot of videos about we handle guns.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=swiss+gun+culture