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Why Zig over C for Systems Programming

After I wrote Why Zig Over Rust for Systems Programming, the obvious next question was C. The Rust question was about safety and how much ceremony I was willing to accept for it. The C question is different, because Zig and C want the same things. Both are small languages without a Garbage Collector and both stay…