Odin will be hopefully finally specced. Jai will be finally out in public in a stable version. And Zig will be still at 0.x, but usable.
Three will enter, but only one will be the victor.
There's room for all of them, each with its strengths and weaknesses.
That's the only way they're going to keep evolving.
The ultimate solution is a common base that allows interoperability of course.
Truth is Rust gets a lot of headlines especially in relation to "memory safety" being thrown around in recent years. Not saying it isn't something to be taken seriously but "Rust" and "Memory Safety" are interchangable when a non-programmer blogger writes an article.
- Its Rust that being added into the Linux Kernel. - Its Rust being added to Window Kernel - Its Rust building replacement software (might I add already battle tested projects!) such as coreutil + Expect there to be (if not already) rewrites of git, nginx, sqlite -- in memory-safe, blazingly fast Rust.
Rust, rust, rust, rust... RUST!
Truth is Rust is taking over. This will either become a HUGE waste of time or mistake.. or it will be the standard for low-level, memory safe software... cancelling out C or C++ originals that have existed for decades (and already stable)
The way things are going, you will have Rust... and in the distance (some further than others) is Go, Zig, Jai, Odin, C3, etc. Of course, language like Java, C#, Javascript, etc -- will continue as they are.
This is not a dig or hatred. This is just how I see it... and I am really liking Odin. I mean what jobs will I see advertised in the next 10-15 years? I bet I will see more and more Rust in the coming years. The others I mentioned above... I expect to see some Go and some odd Zig... but will I see an Odin or Jai?
I hope I am proven wrong. As I wrote, I like Odin!
Did I miss an announcement?