Zig – io_uring and Grand Central Dispatch std.Io implementations landed
3 months ago
- #Zig
- #Programming
- #Development
- Zig's std.Io.Evented implementation now supports io_uring and Grand Central Dispatch, allowing for experimental I/O mode swapping.
- Performance degradation issues exist when using IoMode.evented in the Zig compiler, with several follow-up tasks needed for robustness.
- Zig introduces local 'zig-pkg' directory for dependencies, enhancing project management and enabling offline builds.
- New '--fork' flag in 'zig build' allows temporary project overrides, improving dependency management workflows.
- Zig standard library prefers native Windows API (ntdll.dll) over Win32 (kernel32.dll) for better performance and reliability.
- Zig's libc subproject is reducing reliance on third-party C code, improving compilation speed and binary size.
- Recent enhancements allow Zig libc to share the Zig Compilation Unit, optimizing code across libc boundaries.