Zig, a modern, high-performance system programming language created by Andrew Kelly in 2016 as a potential alternative to C.
The language prioritizes speed and low-level control while avoiding hidden memory allocations, instead shipping explicit allocators with the standard library to maximize portability across architectures like ARM and WebAssembly.
Zig enforces strict control flow by eliminating exceptions and requiring functions that can fail to return an explicit error value, which must be handled using keywords like try. Unique features include the comptime keyword, which allows the execution of code during compilation without needing preprocessors or macros. The language also boasts native support for cross compilation via LLVM and includes a built-in testing framework.
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