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Zig

Zig is a general-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaining robust, optimal and reusable software.
A simple language: Focus on debugging your application rather than debugging your programming language knowledge.
Comptime: A fresh approach to metaprogramming based on compile-time code execution and lazy evaluation.
Use Zig as a zero-dependency, drop-in C/C++ compiler that supports cross-compilation out-of-the-box.
Leverage zig build to create a consistent development environment across all platforms.
Add a Zig compilation unit to C/C++ projects; cross-language LTO is enabled by default.

https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2023/#technology-top-paying-technologies

Zig is the highest-paid language to know this year (a new addition), while Clojure gets knocked from the top spot with a 10% decrease from 2022!
Zig developers are paid the most per years of experience compared to other languages (11 years average) with the same or more experience. Raku and Cobol developers have much more experience (19 years average) but make at least 25% less.

Community

Learning

https://ziglearn.org
https://ikrima.dev/dev-notes/zig/zig-crash-course
https://ikrima.dev/dev-notes/zig/zig-metaprogramming

Zig with examples
https://nofmal.github.io/zig-with-example

Zig pointers
https://openmymind.net/learning\_zig/pointers

Articles

SIMD with Zig

Posted May 02 2023
https://openmymind.net/SIMD-With-Zig
Implementing search char inside string using SIMD operations

Fast, multi-platform, SIMD math library in Zig

By Michal Ziulek, posted Jan 18 2022, updated May 6 2022
https://zig.news/michalz/fast-multi-platform-simd-math-library-in-zig-2adn
https://github.com/zig-gamedev/zig-gamedev/tree/main/libs/zmath

Zig’s HashMap - part 1 & 2

Posted Jan 22 2024
https://openmymind.net/Zigs-HashMap-Part-1
https://openmymind.net/Zigs-HashMap-Part-2

Reading a JSON config in Zig

Posted Mar 06 2023, updated October 30 2023
https://openmymind.net/Reading-A-Json-Config-In-Zig

Zig interfaces

Posted Oct 08 2023
https://openmymind.net/Zig-Interfaces

Meet Zig: The modern alternative to C

By Matthew Tyson, published Mar 9 2023
https://infoworld.com/article/3689648/meet-the-zig-programming-language.html
Zig is an up-and-coming systems-oriented language that could one day replace C

Zig’s curious multi-sequence for loops

By Loris Cro, posted february 27 2023
https://kristoff.it/blog/zig-multi-sequence-for-loops

Code study: interface idioms/patterns in zig standard libraries

By Yigong Liu, posted on Jan 8
https://zig.news/yglcode/code-study-interface-idiomspatterns-in-zig-standard-libraries-4lkj

Zig interfaces for the uninitiated, an update

By KilianVounckx, posted Feb 17 2022
https://zig.news/kilianvounckx/zig-interfaces-for-the-uninitiated-an-update-4gf1

The missing Zig polymorphism / runtime dispatch reference

Posted Feb 13, 2022
https://revivalizer.xyz/post/the-missing-zig-polymorphism-reference

Zig interfaces for the uninitiated

By Nathan Michaels, posted june 2020
https://www.nmichaels.org/zig/interfaces.html

Understanding the Zig Programming Language

By Erik Engheim, posted Nov 9 2020
https://medium.com/swlh/zig-the-introduction-dcd173a86975