Zig 0.17 released
Date:
Sat, 03 Oct 2026 11:31:18 +0000
Description:
Version
0.17 of the Zig programming language has been released. This release features 5 months of work : changes from 206 different contributors , spread among 925 commits . Originally predicted to be shorter, this release cycle ended up [being]
substantial, with the Build
System reworked, including the introduction of the Build
Server Protocol , and the ELF Linker enhanced to the point where we expect Incremental
Compilation to work for everyone on x86_64-linux. LWN last covered Zig in December 2025.
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Link to news story:
https://lwn.net/Articles/1098412/
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