Zig: koans to learn the zen of zig

[ghost]

there are koans for a bunch of languages, some better, some worse I guess

I did http://rubykoans.com at some point.

Maybe this is a worthwhile addition to zig towards 1.0 (certainly not a 0.3 and probably no 0.4 goal).
At least the wording would match perfectly and I think executed with care it can be a really good learning exercise, makes you think a bit compared to just reading.
The difficult thing to do is adding the right amount of necessary thinking/ hints. Its probably not possible to make it perfekt for everyone.

[andrewrk]

Sounds like a great idea for a community contribution. Is there anything actionable for me to do in ziglang/zig repo?

[ghost]

this could very well be a community contribution, I can not think of any actionable thing right now, other than keeping it in mind until the language has stabilized a bit.

[binary132]

Koans could be used (with tests) to document language features in a doc tool. Then that documentation would be kept up to date with compiler revisions, so koans would never go out of date as language features change.

[winksaville]

@monouser7dig, Koans sound like a great idea, I'd never heard of them before. I like learning something new everday, TXS!

[allochi]

Hey, I was just thinking about the same thing! I would like to give a hand.

I would also suggest to start on them even earlier than 1.1.0, and maintain them while the language is evolving.

@andrewrk maybe create ziglang/zig-koans and contributors start adding to it.

[andrewrk]

If somebody wants to start such a repository, get it to an initial demo-able version, and then transfer it to ziglang organization, I'll make you owner of it

[allochi]

I actually started writing some of it. I can do that.

[gunnarahlberg]

hi! @allochi, are you working this now? Seems like a great place for me to start contributing

[allochi]

@gunnarahlberg actually I am, I had to stop for a while, because of work pressure and lack of information, do you want to collaborate?

[gunnarahlberg]

HiYes I'd like to collaborate! I'm a novice on zig. I've done coding for 20 years and several trainings. So, if I get the code I'll be able to do the koans :)Den 18 feb. 2019 14:10 skrev Ali Anwar [e-mail]:@gunnarahlberg actually I am, I had to stop for a while, because of work pressure and lack of information, do you want to collaborate?

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[allochi]

@gunnarahlberg I think everyone is a novice at zig at the moment except its creator 😄 and few
contributors.

Could you give me until the weekend? I need to wrap up work stuff, finish a blog I'm writing on zig, and then I will clean up and share the code.

[allochi]

Hi @gunnarahlberg, I'm sorry, I haven't touched zig for a while, and only recently trying to get back on track, I don't feel comfortable with the work I have done on this project, and I don't feel I'm on top of the language changes and new features, to actually write code that teaches people how to use it.

Please feel free to start your own Koans project.

This apology extends to anyone who was waiting for me to deliver on this.

[gunnarahlberg]

Hi Ali!No worries!  GunnarDen 5 apr. 2019 11:24 skrev Ali Anwar [e-mail]:Hi @gunnarahlberg, I'm sorry, I haven't touched zig for a while, and only recently trying to get back on track, I don't feel comfortable with the work I have done on this project, and I don't feel I'm on top of the language changes and new features, to actually write code that teaches people how to use it.
Please feel free to start your own Koans project.
This apology extends to anyone who was waiting for me to deliver on this.

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