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Comment by AndyKelley | Hacker News Reader

It's not enough to build something great if nobody knows about it. Marketing is just as important to the success of a project as engineering. By giving such a generous shoutout to Zig, complete with a call for donations, Jarred has effectively created a symbiotic relationship with the Zig project, a win-win situation where both projects are boosted up by each others' spotlights.

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A shoutout is very appreciated and putting Zig in the title line definitely is what caught my interest (so yes Zig is being used to promote bun probably more than bun is promoting Zig at this point) but the writing specifically on the website is a bit on the nose, don't you think? "Why is Bun fast? Because of Zig"

Rust is already somewhat infamous for this ("Rewrite it in Rust" is a meme) and has caused it to develop a bit of a stigma, at least in my circles.

I'm still rooting for Zig to get its place among the big ones (and bun seems definitely a nice way to push for it) I just hope that happens without creating the annoying cult-like behaviors that plagued the crab language.

Bun relies on Zig and Zig is an unfinished product that relies on donations to survive. A shout-out to Zig is not only a nice gesture but also a smart one, since it's in Bun's best interest for Zig to survive at least until v1.

The general concern about "written in Zig" being annoying is fair. I think it's a different beast when paired with a call to donate but regardless, if RIIZ is what worries you most, then you can sleep safe because our motto is "Maintain It With Zig", a conscious rejection of "Rewrite It in *".

https://kristoff.it/blog/maintain-it-with-zig/

Thank you for creating Zig.

Thank you so much for Zig

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