Synadia and TigerBeetle Pledge $512,000 to the Zig Software Foundation
6 days ago
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- Synadia and TigerBeetle pledged $512,000 to the Zig Software Foundation over two years.
- Zig was chosen over C and Rust for TigerBeetle due to its simplicity, explicit memory management, and safety features.
- TigerBeetle's design philosophy aligns with Zig's principles, such as no hidden memory allocations and no preprocessor.
- Zig's checked arithmetic by default and bounds checking enhance safety without significant performance overhead.
- Zig's simplicity and quality allowed TigerBeetle to hire programmers who could quickly learn the language.
- TigerBeetle's rigorous testing, including fuzzing and Jepsen audits, validated Zig's reliability in production.
- Zig's independent compiler backends and toolchain investments position it for long-term performance gains.
- Andrew Kelley's leadership and the Zig Software Foundation's independence are key to Zig's success.
- The joint donation by Synadia and TigerBeetle aims to support Zig's development without corporate influence.