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When discussing systems programming, C remains the veteran language since its inception in the early 1970s. C provides unmatched power and control for the developer, making it suitable for systems-level tasks. However, its lack of memory safety makes it a breeding ground for security vulnerabilities. On the other end of the spectrum sits Rust, which promotes memory safety and eliminates many of the bugs that can arise in C.
With Zig, developers gain access to a language that combines some of the strengths of both C and Rust. It enables explicit control over memory allocation without the performance overhead typically associated with garbage-collected languages, making it especially useful for systems programming.