Systems programming language that aims to replace C makes the Tiobe index top 50 for the first time. The Google-led Carbon language, an alternative to C++, ranked 168th.

Zig is a new programming language that seems to be growing in popularity. Let’s do a quick dive into what it is, why it’s unique, and what sort of things you would use it for.

A relatively new language in the systems-programming space has been drawing more attention over the past few years. The Zig language is intended to compete with, and also complement, the C language.