Why Is Everybody So Big on Zig?

Guest Post by Anonymous Rust Dev

Anonymous Rust Dev back with an exploration of Zig... Maybe I've been watching too much Primagen, or maybe it's just because r/rust can't ditch its fascination with the language. Whatever the driving force, I find it increasingly harder to ignore Zig. But, I have to admit, I don't know it well enough to really say whether I should care about it (or be jumping ship, for that matter) in the first place.

So today, I'll be getting my own feet wet. I'm going in largely blind - I've heard people talk about it, and encountered some stuff on the internet, but never really explored or considered it before now. Now, with bated breath...