Andrew Kelley
Zig Creator
Zig
Biography
Andrew Kelley created Zig, a systems programming language focused on making programming safe and productive.
Daily Work
- Leading Zig development
- Working on the Zig Foundation
- Improving compilation
- Speaking about systems programming
Challenges
“Zig is about doing things right without the complexity of C++. Simple is not the same as easy.”
Impact
Zig is gaining adoption and influences how we think about systems programming language design.