Not only is it new, it has yet to reach version 1 as a language with any guaranteed level of stability. In every version release there's a disclaimer that seems to discourage its use in production software.
> Zig has known bugs and even some miscompilations.
> Zig is immature. Even with Zig 0.13.0, working on a non-trivial project using Zig will likely require participating in the development process.
But then again, it's a great thing for the language to be used in larger public projects (like tigerbeetle, bun, ghostty). This will drive its development and adoption.
Not only is it new, it has yet to reach version 1 as a language with any guaranteed level of stability. In every version release there's a disclaimer that seems to discourage its use in production software.
> Zig has known bugs and even some miscompilations.
> Zig is immature. Even with Zig 0.13.0, working on a non-trivial project using Zig will likely require participating in the development process.
But then again, it's a great thing for the language to be used in larger public projects (like tigerbeetle, bun, ghostty). This will drive its development and adoption.