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Zig (programming language)

Zig is a system programming language designed to be a general-purpose improvement to the C programming language. It is free and open-source software, released under an MIT License on Codeberg, a source-code sharing platform.

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Designed by
Andrew Kelley
Filename extensions
.zig, .zir, .zigr, .zon
First appeared
8 February 2016; 10 years ago (2016-02-08)
Implementation language
Zig
License
MIT
Memory management
Manual

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Zig (programming language)

Nodes80
Edges79
Triples12
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.025
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Zig (programming language)

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Designed by · 1
Zig (programming language) → Andrew Kelley
Filename extensions · 1
Zig (programming language) → .zig, .zir, .zigr, .zon
First appeared · 1
Zig (programming language) → 8 February 2016; 10 years ago (2016-02-08)
Implementation language · 1
Zig (programming language) → Zig
License · 1
Zig (programming language) → MIT
Memory management · 1
Zig (programming language) → Manual
OS · 1
Zig (programming language) → Cross-platform: Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, Windows
Paradigms · 1
Zig (programming language) → Multi-paradigm: imperative, concurrent, procedural, functional
Platform · 1
Zig (programming language) → x86-64, ARM64, WebAssembly Tier 2: ARM, IA-32, RISC-V, MIPS64, POWERPC64, SPARC64, some tier-2 platforms have tier-1 support for standalone programs
Stable release · 1
Zig (programming language) → 0.16 (Beta) / 14 April 2026; 4 months ago (14 April 2026)

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zig code language memory compile use system using library would programming compiler functions types time build also function generic designed

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Zig (programming language)Designed byAndrew Kelley1.00infobox
Zig (programming language)Filename extensions.zig, .zir, .zigr, .zon1.00infobox
Zig (programming language)First appeared8 February 2016; 10 years ago (2016-02-08)1.00infobox
Zig (programming language)Implementation languageZig1.00infobox
Zig (programming language)LicenseMIT1.00infobox
Zig (programming language)Memory managementManual1.00infobox
Zig (programming language)OSCross-platform: Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, Windows1.00infobox
Zig (programming language)ParadigmsMulti-paradigm: imperative, concurrent, procedural, functional1.00infobox
Zig (programming language)Platformx86-64, ARM64, WebAssembly Tier 2: ARM, IA-32, RISC-V, MIPS64, POWERPC64, SPARC64, some tier-2 platforms have tier-1 support for standalone programs1.00infobox
Zig (programming language)Stable release0.16 (Beta) / 14 April 2026; 4 months ago (14 April 2026)1.00infobox
Zig (programming language)Typing disciplineStatic, strong, inferred, nominal, generic1.00infobox
Zig (programming language)Websiteziglang.org1.00infobox

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