On: What Zig felt like, coming from Rust

[brilee]

"It's young, and it shows"

"Holds up"

"not a toy, but not a sprawling project either, and ideally.."

"And that’s the trap"

ctrl F "real" -> 6 usages

ctrl F "genuine" -> 4 usages

[rep_lodsb → brilee]

"Here are the cases that hit hardest, each compared against how Rust handles the same shape:"

"Rust: this exact shape can’t compile."

[junon → brilee]

A number of "<assertion>: <followup>" patterns too which is pretty common of at least Claude.

[ifh-hn → brilee]

Are these obvious signs of AI generation?

[tumdum_ → ifh-hn]

Each one makes me update my estimate slightly in favour of AI. Also, pangram agrees.

[layer8 → ifh-hn]

In aggregate, yes.

And even if LLMs didn’t exist (or had different idiosyncrasies), the article would still be exhibiting a repeatedly weird and stilted writing style.

[IshKebab → ifh-hn]

Yes.