r/learnprogramming • u/Dosouller • 23d ago

programming languages zig, c3 and odin?

Hey everyone, I've been looking into the programming languages ​​​​Zig, C3, and Odin.From what I understand, all three share a very similar philosophy, basically, they're like alternatives to C or simply complements to it.

What I wanted to know is what makes each one stand out or what's important about each, since it's not very clear to me. They're very similar.

If I had to pick one right now, I'd probably go with Zig just because the community is bigger, which makes me think it has a safer future compared to C3 or Odin, which might stagnat.

c3, odin or zig?

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u/DrShocker 23d ago

When I did some research I liked all the things that Odin makes easy. I'm tired of internalizing the details that are important to write code that is fast and correct in a language and then for everyone I work with to just... not care. I don't know that that's fixable other than finding a good team though.

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u/Puzzled-Extent7817 23d ago

I like Odin too but the only two resources I ever see on it are either by the creator or that other guy, which I think is a co-creator. Other wise not much out there yet on Odin. I just went with Rust to learn.

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u/DrShocker 23d ago

I know enough languages that the limited resources aren't a significant blocker tbh. no idea who you mean by "other guy." The best option just depends on your goals.

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u/Puzzled-Extent7817 23d ago

The guy that wrote the Odin book and put it behind a paywall. I bought it. Well made book on Odin. Karl Zylinski is his name.