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@jamesthebard@social.linux.pizza
2026-06-20 17:40:32

Hrmm, Zig is an interesting language...figured I'd kick the tires and figure out what's going on. So far it's been pretty nice.
#zig #programming

A screenshot of me working through a linked list "recipe" found on The Internet:tm: written in Zig.
@kornel@mastodon.social
2026-07-16 12:23:31

The Bun's #Zig to #Rust rewrite is an advertisement for Anthropic, at the cost of hurting both languages.
It already made a stink for Zig. Now, when this mountain of unstable, auto-converted LGTM'd code is going to have embarrassing bugs, it's going to make a stink for Rust: "see, Ru…

@epiceric@mastodon.xyz
2026-05-16 13:39:48

Jiacai Liu | My Thoughts on Bun's Rust Rewrite
#bun #zig

My Thoughts on Bun's Rust Rewrite
Before we discuss Rewrite Bun in Rust, there's something that needs to be said, because no one is saying it. Bun stands where it does today because of Zig. Jarred chose Zig back then not because it was "cool," but because Zig enabled a small team to rapidly prototype a high-performance JS runtime without a GC, without a heavy runtime. Zig's low friction, direct memory manipulation, and straightforward C interop were the core reasons Bun could punch above its weight on performance with an extrem…

@johl@mastodon.xyz
2026-07-09 16:19:16

Why the #Zig project bans all LLM contributions – How Open Source Survives the Age of Free Code
lumramabaja.com/posts/engineer

Engineering Sacrifice: How Open Source Survives the Age of Free Code | Lum Ramabaja
Engineering Sacrifice: How Open Source Survives the Age of Free Code

@underdarkGIS@fosstodon.org
2026-06-08 21:50:21

I enjoyed watching this interview with #zig lead dev @… on their no AI policy and running a small sustainable non-profit