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New comment by RexFactorem in "Why is Zig so cool?"

RexFactorem — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 03:48:30 +0000

I like D better. And had some of the "cool" features of Zig from quite some time, such as scope(exit) which is clearer.

I don't find Zig nearly as readable as my D code, but alas, I don't do systems programming.

New comment by RexFactorem in "Young people would sacrifice other perks for a 4-day workweek"

RexFactorem — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 17:03:17 +0000

If ppl got the same quality of life our grandparents and maybe some parents got, I'm sure this wouldn't be a topic.

New comment by RexFactorem in "Encyclopaedia Metallum"

RexFactorem — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 14:08:20 +0000

I have no problema with the riffing argument they have.

I do weekly updates yo muy library finding new albums and bands all the time that are just forgettable "guitar-noise".

Metal has come through some dark periods where every new band seemed like a rip-off of another well established band, and for some, innovating in metal is just making noise.

Some of it is quite creative, actually, like Igorrr, but other Like Z&A is too varied.

Sometimes it annoys me not finding some pseudo-metal band I discover but I don't have a grudge with them even though I've been called out for being a corpse meddler in the forums (reviving very old posts).

There's another database, Spirit of Metal, I think, that isn't that picky. But for what MA is, I salute their stand, especially through times where we might see Miley Cyrus or any other pseudo-artist identify as a metal act and to be "included".

New comment by RexFactorem in "EdgeDB – A graph-relational database built on top of Postgres"

RexFactorem — Thu, 04 May 2023 15:23:10 +0000

It's not as simple as it shows from basic examples.

Complex stuff gets weird.

New comment by RexFactorem in "Ask HN: I just want to have fun programming again"

RexFactorem — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 19:16:18 +0000

Zig sounds logical to me if you already know C++.

It has grest WASM support, too.

Stuff like Bun.sh which is an entire JS platform is built upon Zig with a very small team. That speaks of Zig complexity.

New comment by RexFactorem in "Ask HN: I just want to have fun programming again"

RexFactorem — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 19:15:13 +0000

Zig looks logical, It has amszong WASM support.

New comment by RexFactorem in "Ask HN: How to learn business being a software engineer?"

RexFactorem — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 02:34:42 +0000

Basically you need to be able to express your ideas simply, avoiding SE jargon as much as possible, and state how stuff either makes money or saves money.

For more detailed info, here you go: https://github.com/kuchin/awesome-cto