Thoughts on Go vs. Rust vs. Zig
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Thoughts on Go vs. Rust vs. Zig (via) Thoughtful commentary on Go, Rust, and Zig by Sinclair Target. I haven't seen a single comparison that covers all three before and I learned a lot from reading this.
One thing that I hadn't noticed before is that none of these three languages implement class-based OOP.
Posted 5th December 2025 at 4:28 am
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