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Zig

Zig - Programming language

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Zig is a programming language created in 2015 by Andrew Kelley.

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A programming language designed for robustness, optimality, and clarity.


Example from Compiler Explorer:
// Type your code here, or load an example. export fn square(num: i32) i32 { return num * num; }
Example from Riju:
const std = @import("std"); pub fn main() anyerror!void { std.log.info("Hello, world!", .{}); }
Example from hello-world:
const std = @import("std"); pub fn main() !void { const stdout = std.io.getStdOut().writer(); try stdout.print("Hello World", .{}); }

Language features

Feature Supported Token Example
Comments ✓
Line Comments ✓
Binary Literals ✓
Integers ✓
Floats ✓
Hexadecimals ✓
Octals ✓
Strings ✓ "
"Hello world"
Print() Debugging ✓ std.debug.print
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