--- title: Why Zig Isn’t 1.0 (Yet) | daily.dev description: Zig creator Andrew Kelley explains in a JetBrains interview why the language still hasn't reached 1.0 after eight years. The delay is intentional: rather than... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/why-zig-isn-t-1-0-yet--54i1e1ehe twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Why Zig Isn’t 1.0 (Yet) | daily.dev og:description: Zig creator Andrew Kelley explains in a JetBrains interview why the language still hasn't reached 1.0 after eight years. The delay is intentional: rather than... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/why-zig-isn-t-1-0-yet--54i1e1ehe og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/54i1e1ehE.png og:image:alt: Why Zig Isn’t 1.0 (Yet) og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Why Zig Isn’t 1.0 (Yet) **[JetBrains](https://daily.dev/sources/jetbrains)** · 5 min read · 9 upvotes · 2 comments ## Summary Zig creator Andrew Kelley explains in a JetBrains interview why the language still hasn't reached 1.0 after eight years. The delay is intentional: rather than rushing to lock in a compatibility promise, the team is prioritizing getting the fundamentals right before committing to them permanently. Operating as a nonprofit without venture funding or corporate timelines, Zig can afford to be patient. Kelley frames the question not as 'how fast can we ship 1.0?' but 'what would we regret locking in today?' — a philosophy of restraint over speed that extends to tooling, dependencies, and community processes. A 1.0 release would likely accelerate adoption, but the project continues to prioritize long-term design integrity over short-term growth. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@vpol** · 1 upvotes > incredible interview. thanks a lot. **@hexapaws** · 1 upvotes > only one eternity and we'll be done... XD ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Zig creator seeks 'uncompromising perfection' before blessing 1.0](https://daily.dev/posts/zig-creator-seeks-uncompromising-perfection-before-blessing-1-0-xjndfdjvj) · DEVCLASS · 28 upvotes · 14 comments --- Tags: [#zig](https://daily.dev/tags/zig), [#language-design](https://daily.dev/tags/language-design) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/why-zig-isn-t-1-0-yet--54i1e1ehe) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Why Zig Isn’t 1.0 (Yet)","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/why-zig-isn-t-1-0-yet--54i1e1ehe","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/why-zig-isn-t-1-0-yet--54i1e1ehe"},"datePublished":"2026-06-05T14:17:55.872Z","dateModified":"2026-06-07T17:44:54.325Z","description":"Zig creator Andrew Kelley explains in a JetBrains interview why the language still hasn't reached 1.0 after eight years. 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