Zig folks, what do you attribute the language's growth to? Zig is neither fully memory safe nor the first attempt at a C replacement, yet it's growing.
What can unpopular language learn from your community? #ziglang #programming
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C++ Encounters of the Rusty Zig Kind - There comes a time in any software developer’s life when they look at their achiev... - https://hackaday.com/2025/07/01/c-encounters-of-the-rusty-zig-kind/ #programminglanguages #softwaredevelopment #hackadaycolumns #rustlang #ziglang
Hackaday · C++ Encounters Of The Rusty Zig KindThere comes a time in any software developer’s life when they look at their achievements, the lines of code written and the programming languages they have relied on, before wondering whether…
Various thi.ng updates, bug fixes, additions and new version of https://github.com/thi-ng/zig-thing/ — now fully compatible with current Zig v0.14.1
On a more diary/devlog note: I also updated several of my Zig based work-in-progress art pieces to the latest version (some of them not touched in 2+ years) and it's so good to see how the https://thi.ng/wasm-api toolchain has been holding up with various breaking Zig changes and also how this setup simplifies creating hybrid Zig/TypeScript projects (e.g. for using DOM/WebGL from Zig). Related, I also want to mention once more the #GenArtAPI Zig WebAssembly bindings[1] (updated a few weeks ago), which add another layer of flexibility & boilerplate reduction for generative/procedural/algorithmic art projects...
I will be attempting yet another few takes creating a video overview & mini-workshop/tutorial about https://thi.ng/genart-api, hopefully also touching on these aspects...
[1] https://github.com/thi-ng/genart-api/tree/main/packages/wasm
PSA for people using #Ziglang via the #ASDF version manager: The "official" Zig plugin seems to be unmaintained and doesn't support the new URL format of recent Zig releases, but there's a new fork of the plugin which does. You can switch to it via:
```
asdf plugin remove zig
asdf plugin add zig https://github.com/thaolt/asdf-zig
asdf install zig 0.14.1
```
GitHubGitHub - thaolt/asdf-zig: zig plugin for asdf version manager https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdfzig plugin for asdf version manager https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf - thaolt/asdf-zig
Zig's self-hosted x86 backend is now default in Debug mode
https://ziglang.org/devlog/2025/?unique%2F=#2025-06-08
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://ziglang.org/devlog/2025/?unique%252F=%232025-06-08
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Cross compiling Zig on an old Kindle
https://samkhawase.com/blog/zig-kindle-gdb/
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://samkhawase.com/blog/zig-kindle-gdb/
Sam Khawasé · Cross-compiling Zig on an old Kindle | Sam KhawaséI design products, fine-tune strategies, build teams, and create rock solid software.
Minimal HTTP Server Implementation from Scratch
https://github.com/JayanAXHF/zig_http_server.git
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://github.com/JayanAXHF/zig_http_server.git
GitHubGitHub - JayanAXHF/zig_http_serverContribute to JayanAXHF/zig_http_server development by creating an account on GitHub.
Spent the weekend building Space Invaders in Zig
https://github.com/MashyBasker/spice
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://github.com/MashyBasker/spice
GitHubGitHub - MashyBasker/spice: Space Invaders implementationSpace Invaders implementation. Contribute to MashyBasker/spice development by creating an account on GitHub.
Zigmode : automatic restarter
https://github.com/yousef1110ya/zigmod
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://github.com/yousef1110ya/zigmod
GitHubGitHub - yousef1110ya/zigmod: a code in zig to help us like nodemon in node.jsa code in zig to help us like nodemon in node.js . Contribute to yousef1110ya/zigmod development by creating an account on GitHub.
creating a struct with init/deinit
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/http://entry.name
Zig is better than Rust (sometimes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9eFGToyjf8
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9eFGToyjf8
#ReleaseMonday — New version (v0.27.0) of https://thi.ng/genart-api, a platform-independent extensible API for browser-based computational/algorithmic/generative art projects:
This version features an overhaul of the platform provided PRNG (pseudo-random number generator) handling and makes it easier to create multiple PRNGs for artworks which require/desire them...
Related section in the README:
https://github.com/thi-ng/genart-api/blob/main/README.md#determinism--prng-provision
Also, just as a reminder, the project has:
- no external dependencies
- adapters for 3 art platforms (EditArt, fxhash, Layer)
- 6 example projects
- testing/dev sandbox with two parameter editors
- WebAssembly bindings & demo (currently for #Zig only)
Happy coding! :)
thi.ng/genart-apithi.ng/genart-api
StackOverflow 2025 Survey
https://zig.news/kristoff/make-zig-your-c-c-build-system-28g5
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://zig.news/kristoff/make-zig-your-c-c-build-system-28g5
Zig NEWSMake Zig Your C/C++ Build SystemZig is not just a programming language but also a toolchain that can help you maintain and gradually...
Zig Showtime Video on Build System Basics (Zig 0.14)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy7w_7JZYyw
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy7w_7JZYyw
Conway's Game of Life written in Zig using raylib. (added rulesets, features, and more to come!)
https://github.com/2hands10fingers/game-of-strife
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://github.com/2hands10fingers/game-of-strife
GitHubGitHub - 2hands10fingers/game-of-strife: Conway's Game of Life written in Zig with some added rules.Conway's Game of Life written in Zig with some added rules. - 2hands10fingers/game-of-strife