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Zig System Language

General-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaining robust, optimal and reusable software.

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Zig

System LanguageEst. 2016

Authored by Andrew Kelley

Ring 3 Static

General-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaining robust, optimal and reusable software.

Paradigms

ImperativeComptime-Metaprogramming

Typology & Memory

Comptime-Driven Pragmatic System Programming Language

Explicit const vs var

Grammar & Syntax Rules

const std = @import("std");

pub fn main() !void {
    std.debug.print("Hello, Zig!\n", .{});
}

Representative Code Recipe

Canonical Example

const std = @import("std");

pub fn calculateRing(input: u32) u32 {
    return input * 42;
}

test "basic calculation" {
    try std.testing.expectEqual(@as(u32, 84), calculateRing(2));
}

Zig System Language

Zig

Paradigms

Typology & Memory

Grammar & Syntax Rules

Type System & Execution Semantics

Toolchain & Execution Ring Stack

Representative Code Recipe