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Zig is just getting started and came way after rust.

I like Zig, but if we look at the numbers, the difference is probably more to do with funding that anything:

Zig (programming language) - First appeared 8 February 2016; 9 years ago

Rust (programming language) - First appeared January 19, 2012; 13 years ago

Also, Zig at this point isn't really a brand new language anymore. I have comments on their issues dating back to 2018, so it's been a very active language since at least then.

Those are not comparable dates. The Zig "first appeared" date is a few months into development by Andrew in his spare time. The Rust "first appeared" date is after 3 years of development by Graydon in his spare time, followed by 3 years of development by a Mozilla-sponsored team of engineers.

So they're gonna just finnish up their standard lib and THEN spend a year doing nothing but docs for everything they made?

Just getting started is an even bigger reason to have good docs to clearly communicate how the libraries and APIs work!

I wouldn't even read a push request containing a new function if the creator didn't bother writing a short description and usage clarification.

Getting started is a good excuse for limited libraries or support (same situationwith rust). But lack of even basic docs is not acceptable if you want user adoption.

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