A pragmatic systems language with manual memory control and no hidden allocations.
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What is Zig
A pragmatic systems language with manual memory control and no hidden allocations.
GitHub Linguist classifies Zig as a programming language, typically using extensions such as .zig, .zig.zon.
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A pragmatic systems language with manual memory control and no hidden allocations.
Common extensions include .zig, .zig.zon.
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