Meet Zig: The modern alternative to C

Zig is a modern systems programming language designed as a safer, simpler alternative to C. Created by Andrew Kelley in 2015, it features explicit memory management through allocator objects, compile-time code execution with 'comptime', and strong C/C++ interoperability. Unlike C, Zig eliminates preprocessors and macros in favor of conditional compilation, uses error union types instead of exceptions, and includes a built-in package manager. Currently at version 0.14.0, Zig is already used in production by projects like Bun.js runtime and TigerBeetle database, with the language moving toward self-hosted compilation beyond LLVM dependency.