What is Zig?
It is a general-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaining robust, optimal, and reusable software.
Zig is a tool in the Languages category of a tech stack.
Zig is an open source tool with 34.4K GitHub stars and 2.5K GitHub forks. Here’s a link to Zig's open source repository on GitHub
Who uses Zig?
Companies
Developers
14 developers on StackShare have stated that they use Zig.
Zig's Features
- A simple language
- Maintainable
- Behavior is correct even for edge cases such as out of memory
- Write programs the best way they can behave and perform
- The same code works in many environments which have different constraints
Zig Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to Zig?
JavaScript
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Python
Python is a general purpose programming language created by Guido Van Rossum. Python is most praised for its elegant syntax and readable code, if you are just beginning your programming career python suits you best.
Node.js
Node.js uses an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model that makes it lightweight and efficient, perfect for data-intensive real-time applications that run across distributed devices.
HTML5
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PHP
Fast, flexible and pragmatic, PHP powers everything from your blog to the most popular websites in the world.
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