The article didn't tell me what Zig really was, so for other people in my boat: https://ziglang.org/
headline from that website: Zig is a general-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaining robust, optimal, and reusable software.
headline from that website: Zig is a general-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaining robust, optimal, and reusable software.
Zig is a system programming language, whereas when someone says general purpose programming language they mean java or python. And "robust, optimal, and reusable software" - this type of words are used by all projects these days that it sounds like MBA speak.
I also don't like the tendency of system language projects (zig, rust) to market as if they are application languages, perhaps in an attempt to drive adoption. Can't blame them for this, but it seems an influx of relatively young, inexperienced programmers from ruby rails / javascript crowds creates false impression of a strong ecosystem.