Introduction to Zig

Zig is a general-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaining robust, optimal, and reusable software. It is intended to replace C by offering better safety and performance while maintaining simplicity.

Why Zig?

1. No hidden control flow: No hidden memory allocations or function calls.
2. Memory safety: Explicit memory management without a garbage collector.
3. Comptime: A powerful way to run code at compile time.

Installation

1. Go to ziglang.org.
2. Download the binary for your OS.
3. Add the Zig binary to your system's PATH.
4. Verify by running zig version in your terminal.

zig const std = @import("std");

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