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Loris Cro ⚡ @kristoff.it · 5d

https://mitchellh.com/writing/zig-builds-getting-faster

Zig Builds Are Getting Faster – Mitchell Hashimoto

https://mitchellh.com/writing/zig-builds-getting-faster

mitchellh.com

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Brian Cardarella @bcardarella.bsky.social · 9d

Boston Zig is now up to 8 members!

guild.host/boston-zig

#ZigLang

Boston Zig | Guild

The Boston community for the Zig programming language. We'll aim to host events quarterly and periodic socials.

guild.host

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Marco Bacis @marcobacis.dev · 15d

Last saturday I went to ZigDay, an entire day dedicated to learning/experimenting with Zig!!

I wrote a short journal here -> marcobacis.dev/blog/2025-se...

Thanks to Coding Bunker (www.codingbunker.it) and in particular to @inge.4pr.es , @omissis.dev and @kristoff.it, for the day!

First time using Zig @ Zigday

Hi! 👋 Welcome to a new post. It’s time to get back to “journal” style posts, talking about my experience at cool programming events. Last time was last year for Update Conference, and I really miss wr...

marcobacis.dev

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Loris Cro ⚡ @kristoff.it · 22d

Zig Day San Francisco is up and running!

https://zig.day/usa/san-francisco/

Zig Day

https://zig.day/usa/san-francisco/

zig.day

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Brian Cardarella @bcardarella.bsky.social · 26d

I started a Boston @ziglang.bsky.social meetup!

www.meetup.com/boston-zig

#ZigLang

Boston Zig | Meetup

All things for the Zig programming language in the Boston area.

www.meetup.com

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Loris Cro ⚡ @kristoff.it · 29d

First!

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Loris Cro ⚡ @kristoff.it · Sep 8

The first ziglang.org outage

https://ziglang.org/news/first-outage/

The First ziglang.org Outage ⚡ Zig Programming Language

https://ziglang.org/news/first-outage/

ziglang.org

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Loris Cro ⚡ @kristoff.it · Sep 3

Zig's 2025 Financial Report & Fundraiser!

https://ziglang.org/news/2025-financials/

2025 Financial Report and Fundraiser ⚡ Zig Programming Language

https://ziglang.org/news/2025-financials/

ziglang.org

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Togglebit @togglebit.io · Aug 21

I got fed up with animating code for videos so I wrote Mimic. It plays back code based on simple instructions.

crate: crates.io/crates/mimic
github: github.com/togglebyte/m...

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Loris Cro ⚡ @kristoff.it · Aug 20

Zig 0.15.1 is out!

https://ziglang.org/download/0.15.1/release-notes.html

0.15.1 Release Notes ⚡ The Zig Programming Language

https://ziglang.org/download/0.15.1/release-notes.html

ziglang.org

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Loris Cro ⚡ @kristoff.it · Aug 16

Three new Zig Days!

- USA: Seattle, WA
- Canada: Kitchener-Waterloo
- Europe: Bristol (UK)

If you live close to any of them, go to zig.day and subscribe to be notified of upcoming events (we also have RSS and iCal)!

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Loris Cro ⚡ @kristoff.it · Aug 15

If you're self-hosting GitHub Actions runners you probably burned YEARS worth of CPU hours because of this ridicolous bug introduced in 2022!

https://github.com/actions/runner/issues/3792

safe_sleep.sh rarely hangs indefinitely · Issue #3792 · actions/runner · GitHub

Describe the bug Very rarely on update of github actions runner safe_sleep.sh hangs forever: $ ps aux USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TTY STAT START TIME COMMAND ... actions+ 72298 96.3 0.0 4372 3328 ? ...

github.com

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Loris Cro ⚡ @kristoff.it · Aug 12

Is any clown at GitHub able to triage this?

https://github.com/actions/runner/issues/3792

safe_sleep.sh rarely hangs indefinitely · Issue #3792 · actions/runner · GitHub

Describe the bug Very rarely on update of github actions runner safe_sleep.sh hangs forever: $ ps aux USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TTY STAT START TIME COMMAND ... actions+ 72298 96.3 0.0 4372 3328 ? ...

github.com

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Loris Cro ⚡ @kristoff.it · Aug 9

I chatted with Brad about the upcoming async I/O in Zig, error payloads, and more!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9wWk5y-e7A

The Zig Async IO Interview with Loris Cro, VP Community at Zig Software Foundation - YouTube

I had a delightful time talking with Loris Cro, the VP of Community at the Zig Software Foundation, about the upcoming changes for async in Zig. Zig's approa...

www.youtube.com

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Loris Cro ⚡ @kristoff.it · Aug 7

Any Ziguanas in Ontario interested in taking part to a brand new Zig Day in Kitchener/Waterloo?

https://ziggit.dev/t/zig-day-in-kitchener-waterloo-ontario/11351

Zig Day in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario - Meet - Ziggit

Hi all! I’m considering hosting a Zig Day in Kitchener-Waterloo in Ontario, most likely in a room in one of the Kitchener or Waterloo public library branches. Probably the downtown Kitchener one, or uptown Waterloo. Date not yet decided, this post is really just to gauge interest and see how many people would be interested in attending 🙂 If you’d like to attend please let me know!

ziggit.dev

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Loris Cro ⚡ @kristoff.it · Aug 5

There is nothing wrong with depending on other people's code, but there is something wrong if depending on other people's code is the only thing that you know how to do.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9rkil0dotI

Hello Systems by Loris Cro - YouTube

Sometimes you hear about the amazing escapades of systems programmers who delve into the depths of a niche subject and save the day by fixing impossible bugs...

www.youtube.com

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Loris Cro ⚡ @kristoff.it · Aug 4

Live on Twitch to help Johnny Marler setup a Zine website!

https://twitch.tv/kristoff_it

Twitch

Helping Johnny setup Zine ⚡ https://zine-ssg.io

twitch.tv

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Loris Cro ⚡ @kristoff.it · Aug 3

My first Zig Day by Tristan Pemble

https://tristanpemble.com/my-first-zig-day/

My first Zig Day — tristanpemble

https://tristanpemble.com/my-first-zig-day/

tristanpemble.com

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Loris Cro ⚡ @kristoff.it · Aug 3

I'm very far from done with Zine. A few days ago I added scripty expression syntax checking in SuperHTML, and my plan is to eventually also add semantic analysis to the LSP

Ethan Holz @ethanholz.com · Jul 28

Zine has only gotten better with time. I keep thinking I might change my static site to something else, but it is just so freaking FAST! @kristoff.it spending the time to build something truly unique is a testament to how fun the Zig community is!

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Loris Cro ⚡ @kristoff.it · Aug 3

The runtime, the interpreter, any system dependency, etc. This is a big reason why developers ship software in docker containers, because otherwise it's a mess.

Loris Cro ⚡ @kristoff.it · Jul 31

My answer to the question "Why should I learn Zig?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9rkil0dotI

Hello Systems by Loris Cro - YouTube

Sometimes you hear about the amazing escapades of systems programmers who delve into the depths of a niche subject and save the day by fixing impossible bugs...

www.youtube.com

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Loris Cro ⚡ @kristoff.it · Jul 29

My talk from Systems Distributed 25 premieres tomorrow on YouTube. I'll be present to answer chat questions if there are any.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9rkil0dotI

Hello Systems by Loris Cro - YouTube

Sometimes you hear about the amazing escapades of systems programmers who delve into the depths of a niche subject and save the day by fixing impossible bugs...

www.youtube.com

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Loris Cro ⚡ @kristoff.it · Jul 28

Starting the final day of "Raytracing in one Weekend" in Zig 5mins from now!

https://twitch.tv/kristoff_it

Twitch

Zig Office Hours - Raytracing in a Weekend (Finale) ⚡ https://zine-ssg.io

twitch.tv

Loris Cro ⚡ @kristoff.it · Jul 27

Starting Raytracing in a Weekend (in Zig) Part 2!

https://twitch.tv/kristoff_it

Twitch

Zig Office Hours - Raytracing in a Weekend (Part 2) ⚡ https://zine-ssg.io

twitch.tv

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Loris Cro ⚡ @kristoff.it · Jul 26

I decided to completely cut out the middle man and remove all unnecessary virtualization and abstraction!

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