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"As Zig has evolved, it has become a target to avoid calling Win32 APIs from kernel32.dll etc., instead using lower-level ones in ntdll.dll."

If we needed an example of why we should avoid using passive voice, this is it.



This sentence doesn't include examples of the passive voice.


Ha, you're absolutely right. The "has become a target" got me there. So glad, Zig wasn't targeted there.




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