I am happy to hear ThePrimeagen say that Odin and Zig are "very, very different languages"
A chatter asked how they compare in his stream today (ongoing as I write this) and I found it refreshing to hear.
I don't have anything against Zig, I like it quite a lot- it would probably be my language of choice were Odin not a thing, but it seems to be more or less impossible to read discussions about Odin without comparisons to Zig cropping up.
I've found this to be a tad frustrating because I also feel they're vastly different. I understand why people categorise them similarly, they're both systems languages with aims that roughly sound like "a nicer C with modern features," but I think you can only mistake them as similar if you haven't spent much time with one of them.
It feels like Zig often being mentioned when Odin is discussed connects a bit to what gingerBill said in his Marketing the Odin Programming Language is Weird blog.
Zig really does have the "killer features" that make the merit of a language easy to comprehend, which is something Odin lacks, and it is simple to rattle of those features when drawing comparisons.
In my experience with Odin, the accumulation of quality of life features, things you discover that simply make your life so much easier on the micro-scale, is what makes it such a pleasure to work with.
Those things will rarely mean much to someone who hasn't experienced them first-hand. I think that, rather than any actual lack of value, is one reason that discussions/comparisons often slant in Zig's direction. I've read so many comments from people that say something along the lines of "I just don't get the point of Odin" - which is not something I can say I've seen said about Zig.
So, it is nice to hear someone with an audience emphasise how different they are rather than leaning into comparisons that are unlikely to highlight what it is that Odin offers - even if it was just an offhand response to a viewer!