Zen of Zig
for Zig 0.17.0Programming Book Series
Hi! I'm Omer, a dev from Madrid.
Zen of Zig is a book series that teaches the Zig programming language from the ground up, but overall it's a passion project about the joy of programming.
I have to admit, though, that coding right now is not for everyone - not anymore, in this AI-generated, one-shot "make me whatever", "now I know kung-fu" world. Zen of Zig is my personal no-holds-barred manifesto against the AI-slop avalanche we're currently living through.
For me, it's about learning again through the fundamentals and gradually moving into more advanced territories, volume by volume.
Each chapter in the first volume includes playgrounds, so you can experiment with the code directly in the browser.
I keep all the books up to date with the latest stable version of Zig (and yes - it changes a lot, and at least for me, that is one of the fun parts).
Fundamentals
90+ practical code examples
Introduction to the Zig language, covering basic syntax, variables,
control structures, and first programs - with original illustrations by
Jan Eidan.
Example repository
Command Line Mayhem
Create your own command-line tools with Zig.
In developmentChapters in Volume 1
Useful Links about Zig
Zen of Zig is not affiliated with the Zig Software Foundation, its creators, or any of the projects linked here.
All opinions expressed here belong exclusively to the author.
Below are some useful, human-made links to learn Zig:
Official
Community
Books
- ★ Systems Programming with Zig (Mihalis Tsoukalos)
- ★ Zig Book (Pedro Park)
- ★ Learning Zig (Karl Seguin)
Blogs
Zig Projects
- Zigistry - Zig Package Registry
- Awesome Zig: A collection of awesome projects in Zig
- Ziglings: Learn the ⚡Zig programming language by fixing tiny broken programs.
- DVUI - Immediate Zig GUI for Apps and Games
Learn Zig by building Space Invaders with Cypert