I’m getting some weird errors, while following an example from Zig Programming Mastery book. const std = @import("std"); const isPrime = comptime fn(n: u32) bool { if(n < 2) { return false; } for(var i:u32 = 2; i * i <= n; i += 1) { if(n % i == 0) return false; } …

from Zig Programming Mastery book Never heard of this book. That for loop is not Zig syntax, so I’m inclined to guess it’s something hallucinated by an LLM?

[image] Narven: Zig Programming Mastery book. Yep, Definitely written by an AI

Ask for a refund :slight_smile: While we’re on the topic: Zig does have a for loop, but it’s a kind of “ranged for”: for (collection) |item| { // do something with item } Your use case needs a while loop. var i: u32 = 2; while (i * i <= n) : (i += 1) { // ... }

Unfortunate. In the meantime, there is a “real” zig book which you can read for free online! [image] An open, technical and introductory book for the Zig programming language Showcase I’m thrilled to announce the launch of the first edition of the book “Introduction to Zi…

Highly recommend that book btw, I bought it to support the initiative, and didn’t thought I would learn much, but the book is really enjoyable, it’s straight to the point with just the right amount of explanation, and there is everything to really understand the language well, even just as a quick r…

Thanks for the replies. Maybe is an AI book. Maybe thats the big difference… its been over 10 years since I’ve manage to read non-stop pages after pages on a pdf/ebook about programming book without getting annoyed or frustrated. 99% of books make me stop reading after 2 sentences. Its a book that…

I would never ask for a refund on a book that actually makes me read and do stuff. I would prefer to get a refund on almost all the ones I got over the last 10 years. If it has a mistake our several… most of them have… even on second and third editions.

[image] Narven: AI = 1, Humans = 0 ChatGPT, is that you? :face_with_raised_eyebrow:

So, AI wins by having a book that is easier to read and more enjoyable… and also full of incorrect content and hallucinations? That is one weird assessment.

I'm getting some weird errors, while following an example from Zig Programming Mastery book

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n0s4 January 23, 2025, 9:22pm 5

Unfortunate. In the meantime, there is a “real” zig book which you can read for free online!