date: 22-May-2024
status: #status/unprocessed
type: #type/doc
area: #area/cultivation#area/tech
keyword: #keyword/zig

What the heck is Zig?

Zig is a general-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaining robust, optimal and reusable software.

What does it look like?

// here is a hello world program in Zig
 
const std = @import("std"); 
 
pub fn main() void {
  std.debug.print("Hello, world!\n", .{}); 
}

Why Zig?

Well zig sits somewhere in between C and Rust. It’s a system level programming language that aims to make low level simpler. (well not so much if you’re coming from a js eco-system like me 😆)