Zig·Zig essentials

Setup and syntax

Zig favours explicitness over hidden control flow and has no hidden allocations.

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What you will be able to do
  • Use const and var.
  • Print with std.debug.print.
  • Build with zig build-exe.

In plain English

Zig favours explicitness over hidden control flow and has no hidden allocations.

  • Use const and var.
  • Print with std.debug.print.
  • Build with zig build-exe.
hello.zigZIG
const std = @import("std");

pub fn main() void {
    const name = "Ada";
    std.debug.print("Hello, {s}\n", .{name});
}
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Answer from memory: Which keyword declares a mutable binding?

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Which keyword declares a mutable binding?

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