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		chrisco255 on Feb 5, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Zig; what I think after months of using it Zig has a C and C++ compiler built into it and works seamlessly with it. Several C/C++ projects use Zig as a build tool. Zig makes different trade-offs with C++ from a language design standpoint. C++ has a lot more footguns to create UB in the first place.

pcwalton on Feb 5, 2025 [–]

> C++ has a lot more footguns to create UB in the first place.

I'd actually give the edge to C++ over Zig, because of smart pointers (not that I'm implying smart pointers are anywhere near sufficient).

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