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FYI, zig is the language that the most impressive embedded programmer I know is currently interested in to use for his embedded work (he does a lot of real time hard deadline things, like audio processing). I don’t know really anything about the language, but his interest in the language is enough to suggest other embedded programmers look into it.

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From my subjective perspective, Zig, of all the languages, is what feels most the modern successor of C.

I think, it even does a better job than C++ which share some of the C syntax.

The problem i guess is complexity and productivity. Zig here is a hit while Rust is a miss as much as C++.

The question Zig was trying to answer is: Can we have a simple, free and powerful language as C but with a more modern approch?

While Rust in its cruzade to be seen as a C++ competitor were not aiming at simplicity and user ergonomics.

So my feeling is, Zig is much more compeling as a C substitute than any other language out there, and probably thats the reason why your friend like it more than others.

This is all very subjective but I, for one, agree with every word you wrote.

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