Zig in 100 Seconds

Zig is a modern programming language created by Andrew Kelly in 2016 as an alternative to C. It offers minimalism, speed, and low-level memory control without hidden allocations. Zig uses allocators for memory management, making code explicit and portable across architectures. It lacks operator overloading and exceptions, requiring explicit error handling. The 'comp time' keyword allows compile-time code execution. Zig integrates with C/C++ and supports cross-compilation. Basic syntax includes mutable and immutable variables, structs, and error handling with 'try' and 'defer'. Zig also features a built-in testing framework and supports various build optimizations.

What is a key feature of Zig that differentiates it from languages like Rust or Go?

• Zig has hidden memory allocation.

• Zig is a memory-safe language.

• Zig supports operator overloading.

• Zig allows explicit memory management with allocators.

How does Zig handle functions that can fail?

• By using operator overloading.

• By ignoring the error.

• By returning an explicit error value.

• By using exceptions.

What is the first step to start a new project in Zig?

• Use the zig init EXE command.

• Declare a mutable variable.

• Import the standard library.

• Define a main function.

Which keyword in Zig is used to declare a mutable variable?

• mut

• let

• var

• const

What does the defer keyword do in Zig?

• It initializes memory.

• It allocates memory.

• It automatically deinitializes memory when it goes out of scope.

• It handles errors.