Stream: compiler development

Topic: why zig?


view this post on Zulip nandi (Dec 23 2025 at 04:19):

I tried searching for a thread on why the new compiler is in zig but couldn't find it. I personally like zig more than rust so I'm curious why the change

view this post on Zulip nandi (Dec 23 2025 at 06:17):

found https://gist.github.com/rtfeldman/77fb430ee57b42f5f2ca973a3992532f and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0n82muHMcM

view this post on Zulip nandi (Dec 23 2025 at 06:19):

this is also nice https://corrode.dev/podcast/s05e04-roc/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

view this post on Zulip nandi (Dec 23 2025 at 06:23):

https://weeklyrust.substack.com/p/why-roc-is-moving-away-from-rust?utm_source=chatgpt.com

view this post on Zulip Niclas Ahden (Dec 23 2025 at 10:22):

https://gist.github.com/rtfeldman/77fb430ee57b42f5f2ca973a3992532f

view this post on Zulip nandi (Dec 28 2025 at 08:00):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WU45hNi_s7Y


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