Systems Programming with Zig MEAP V01

Zig delivers performance, reliability, and complex integration in systems programming in a simple, modern package.

Zig hits the sweet spot for systems programming. This new programming language is high-performance, low-level, ultra-reliable, and perfectly suited for serious projects like writing libraries, daemons and shell utilities, and even operating systems and embedded code. Systems Programming with Zig shows you how to write quality, useful Zig applications without relying on libraries or frameworks-even if you’re new systems programming.

In Systems Programming with Zig you’ll learn how to:
Understand the Zig perspective on systems programming
Write idiomatic Zig code
Integrate Zig with C, systems libraries, and scripting languages
Networking, interpreters, and graphics from the ground up

Unlike UI-centric applications that form the public face of your software, systems programs like OS kernels, device drivers, and utilities interact directly with the hardware or operating system. In these low-level programs, performance and safety are paramount. Zig is a new programming language that builds on the legacy of C, C++, and even Rust to provide a high-productivity systems programming environment that does not rely on awkward libraries and frameworks.