What is this?
This is the GitHub repository of the Zig programming language and its compiler. The project has moved to Codeberg, so this repo is no longer mirrored and now serves mainly as a pointer to the new home.
This is the GitHub repository of the Zig programming language and its compiler. The project has moved to Codeberg, so this repo is no longer mirrored and now serves mainly as a pointer to the new home.Is Zig a language, a compiler, or both?Both - the repository develops the Zig language itself together with its compiler, so one project covers the language design and the toolchain that compiles it.
Both - the repository develops the Zig language itself together with its compiler, so one project covers the language design and the toolchain that compiles it.So where do I get Zig now that it has moved?From its new home on Codeberg - the GitHub repository is not mirrored and just points there now.
From its new home on Codeberg - the GitHub repository is not mirrored and just points there now.Is anything on this GitHub page still current?Treat everything here as frozen: since the repo is not mirrored, code, issues and history on this page are not up to date - use the Codeberg repository for anything current.
Treat everything here as frozen: since the repo is not mirrored, code, issues and history on this page are not up to date - use the Codeberg repository for anything current.If I fork the code from this repo, what am I allowed to do with it?GitHub lists the license as MIT, so the code can be used, modified and redistributed freely - just base new work on the Codeberg source rather than this frozen copy.
GitHub lists the license as MIT, so the code can be used, modified and redistributed freely - just base new work on the Codeberg source rather than this frozen copy.Is Zig a brand-new language?No - its repository was created back in August 2015 and it has drawn more than 43,000 GitHub stars, which points to a large, established community.
No - its repository was created back in August 2015 and it has drawn more than 43,000 GitHub stars, which points to a large, established community.Which topics is it in?zig, makefile, language, programming-language, compiler, deprecated, developers, command-line-tool, free, tool, cli, cross-platform
zig, makefile, language, programming-language, compiler, deprecated, developers, command-line-tool, free, tool, cli, cross-platform