Zig 0.17 released

Version0.17 of the Zig programming language has been released.

This release features 5 months of work: changes from206 different contributors, spread among 925commits.

Originally predicted to be shorter, this release cycle ended up [being]substantial, with the BuildSystem reworked, including the introduction of the BuildServer Protocol, and the ELF Linkerenhanced to the point where we expect IncrementalCompilation to work for everyone on x86_64-linux.

LWN last covered Zig inDecember 2025.