Ghostty: Reflecting on Reaching 1.0
10 hours ago
- Ghostty 1.0 is released; the author reflects on the project's journey.
- The project started as a way to learn Zig and graphics programming, not intended for public release.
- The private beta helped manage bandwidth and family time but also caused hype and frustration.
- The tech stack uses Zig for the core and platform-specific GUIs, which proved successful.
- The community formed around Ghostty is passionate about performance, design, and quality.
- Post-1.0 plans include fixing bugs and releasing a standalone libghostty for other projects.
- The author thanks the beta community, Discord moderators, and his wife for support.