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Keep in mind that a HTTP server is only useful for a subset of users, it might be an "obvious" requirement for you, but it definitely isn't for me ;) Features like this should go into libraries, but not the standard library. When looking for a Go or Python alternative, Zig doesn't immediately come to mind TBH.

Also: Go (or python) has no UI system or 3D API wrapper in the standard library, but those are (probably) useful for at least as many people as a HTTP server. Does that mean that Go should get UI and 3D-rendering support in the standard library?



>Keep in mind that a HTTP server is only useful for a subset of users, it might be an "obvious" requirement for you, but it definitely isn't for me ;)

Yes, but that "subset" is huge.

>Also: Go (or python) has no UI system or 3D API wrapper in the standard library, but those are (probably) useful for at least as many people as a HTTP server.

Not in the backend/network server world that Go primarily targets...


Whats your criteria/cutoff for what should be in a standard library?


Python has Tk bindings in the standard library at least, which are usable if you just want "an GUI" quickly.




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