Intro to the Zig Programming Language
summary
A practical intro shows that Zig is a small language plus a toolchain that ships a Zig cc drop-in C/C++ compiler (60 MB zip install) with UBSan enabled by default, first-class cross compilation (one flag → x86_64-windows, glibc targeting, static builds), and built-in caching that drops incremental builds to ~200 ms. The build.zig API can compile raw C files, produce cross-target executables, and LTO can constant-fold a summed array into the literal 20. Real users run Bun, TigerBeetle, river WM and embedded stores (one report: zero bugs); the project is run by a 501(c)(3) foundation.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:30Spot the bug
- 3:57Agenda
- 4:22What is the Zig project?
- 7:33Maintain it with Zig
- 19:46How to predict the future
- 28:17Zig in action
- 34:19A taste of Zig
- 48:58Summary
- 49:55Outro
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