Errors and Zig
3 days ago
- #Error Handling
- #Zig
- #Programming
- The author has been working on documenting and testing client libraries for TigerBeetle using Zig scripts.
- Zig makes memory allocation failures explicit, requiring extensive use of `try` for error handling.
- The author explored alternatives to `try`, such as `catch unreachable`, but found limitations, especially with cleanup operations.
- Using Zig's error handling with custom error enums and proper cleanup with `defer` and `errdefer` was found to be more effective.
- The author encountered challenges with Zig's error handling syntax, particularly with loops and conditional error handling.
- A contribution to Zig's documentation was made based on the author's experiences with error handling.