Why choose Zig over Rust or C?

Zig offers C-level performance with better ergonomics than C and less complexity than Rust's borrow checker. Choose Zig when you need explicit control over memory and allocations, seamless C interop, and cross-compilation to dozens of targets.

Is Zig production-ready?

Zig is pre-1.0 but is used in production by notable projects. We evaluate Zig suitability on a project basis and have successfully shipped production Zig code. For risk-averse projects, we can start with Zig for non-critical components.

Can Zig interop with C libraries?

Yes. Zig has first-class C interop with the ability to import C headers directly and link C libraries without bindings generators. This makes Zig ideal for wrapping existing C ecosystems.

Zig Development for Systems-Level Performance

Our AI-managed teams build performance-critical systems with Zig, delivering C-level speed with modern safety features and better developer experience.

Technology: Zig (Systems Programming Language)

Zig is a systems programming language designed as a practical alternative to C with no hidden control flow, no hidden allocations, and compile-time code execution. Our teams use Zig for performance-critical systems, embedded software, and tools that need C-level performance with modern safety features and better developer ergonomics.

What We Build

High-Performance Network Services: Custom network servers and proxies with explicit memory management, zero-copy I/O, and deterministic performance characteristics.
Embedded Systems Software: Firmware and embedded applications for microcontrollers with Zig's comptime features and cross-compilation to ARM and RISC-V targets.
Developer Tooling: Fast CLI tools, build systems, and code generators that leverage Zig's cross-compilation and single-binary distribution.
Game Engine Components: Performance-critical game engine subsystems like renderers, physics engines, and asset pipelines with predictable memory usage.

Expertise

Zig Projects Delivered: 10+
Memory Safety Issues: Zero in production
Cross-Compilation Targets: 30+ architectures
Performance vs C: Comparable or faster

Sample Projects

Custom HTTP Proxy: A high-performance HTTP reverse proxy with connection pooling, request routing, and TLS termination handling 100K concurrent connections. (200 hours)
- Zero-copy request forwarding
- Connection pool management
- Dynamic routing configuration
- Prometheus metrics endpoint
Embedded Sensor Controller: Firmware for an ARM Cortex-M4 sensor controller with I2C/SPI communication, data buffering, and LoRaWAN transmission. (160 hours)
- I2C and SPI sensor drivers
- Ring buffer data management
- LoRaWAN stack integration
- Low-power sleep mode management
Code Formatting Tool: A fast code formatter for a custom language that processes 100K lines per second with parallel file processing. (120 hours)
- Custom parser implementation
- Parallel file processing
- Editor plugin integration
- Single-binary distribution

Frequently Asked Questions

Why choose Zig over Rust or C?: Zig offers C-level performance with better ergonomics than C and less complexity than Rust's borrow checker. Choose Zig when you need explicit control over memory and allocations, seamless C interop, and cross-compilation to dozens of targets.
Is Zig production-ready?: Zig is pre-1.0 but is used in production by notable projects. We evaluate Zig suitability on a project basis and have successfully shipped production Zig code. For risk-averse projects, we can start with Zig for non-critical components.
Can Zig interop with C libraries?: Yes. Zig has first-class C interop with the ability to import C headers directly and link C libraries without bindings generators. This makes Zig ideal for wrapping existing C ecosystems.