--- title: After a day of programming in Zig | daily.dev description: A Rust enthusiast reviews the Zig programming language, highlighting its unique selling points, similarities and differences with Rust, and challenges. The... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/after-a-day-of-programming-in-zig-gd7b9lchx twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: After a day of programming in Zig | daily.dev og:description: A Rust enthusiast reviews the Zig programming language, highlighting its unique selling points, similarities and differences with Rust, and challenges. 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[#rust](/tags/rust "Check all #rust posts")[#zig](/tags/zig "Check all #zig posts") May 18, 2024•7m read time•From [blog.lohr.dev](https://api.daily.dev/r/Gd7B9LCHx "blog.lohr.dev") [](https://api.daily.dev/r/Gd7B9LCHx "Go to post") Table of contents [Permalink What I dislike about Zig](https://api.daily.dev/r/Gd7B9LCHx?a=heading-what-i-dislike-about-zig "Permalink What I dislike about Zig")[Permalink Why I love Zig](https://api.daily.dev/r/Gd7B9LCHx?a=heading-why-i-love-zig "Permalink Why I love Zig") 620 Impressions27 Upvotes2 Comments Comment Bookmark Copy Share your thoughtsPost [](https://daily.dev/sources/community) [Community Picks](https://daily.dev/sources/community "https://daily.dev/sources/community") Community Picks is a section on daily.dev where our community members share the most interesting and... Read more 9.9K Followers • 336.5K Upvotes [](https://daily.dev/michidk) [Michael Lohr](https://daily.dev/michidk) [@michidk](https://daily.dev/michidk) Joined May 30\. 2022 50 #### Would you recommend this post? 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