Writing a C Compiler, in Zig

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⏏️ First foray into the Zig programming language 2025-06-17 This is a series of articles I wrote while writing paella, following Nora Sandler's Writing a C Compiler. It was both an exercise to learn Zig and a way to waste time instead of looking for work, as I am currently "between jobs". I did not edit them as I collect them here outside of fixing some broken links.

Chapter 1: Intro Chapter 2: Unary Chapter 3: Binary Chapter 4: Logic Chapter 5: Variables Chapter 6: Conditions Chapter 7: Blocks Chapter 8: Loops Chapter 9: Functions Chapter 10: Linking

If/when I continue with the book, I shall post the following writeups here.