Systems Programming with Zig (Book)
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- #performance
- #systems programming
- #Zig language
- Zig offers performance, reliability, and complex integration for systems programming in a simple, modern package.
- Zig is high-performance, low-level, ultra-reliable, and suitable for serious projects like libraries, daemons, shell utilities, operating systems, and embedded code.
- Systems Programming with Zig teaches how to write quality Zig applications without relying on libraries or frameworks, even for beginners.
- Key learning points include understanding Zig's perspective on systems programming, writing idiomatic Zig code, and integrating Zig with C, systems libraries, and scripting languages.
- Zig is designed for low-level programs where performance and safety are critical, building on the legacy of C, C++, and Rust without relying on awkward libraries or frameworks.