Voidtalker

Voidtalker

One Month of Zig: Projects, Pitfalls, and Progress

One Month of Zig: Projects, Pitfalls, and Progress

Goals: – Understand Zig as a language and ecosystem as quickly as possible – Work on a personal project that helps me learn and (hopefully) make something worth sharing – Make progress regularly Learning Zig The most straightforward place to start is the Learn tab on Ziglang.org. I followed the getting started

Mapping the Dark Room: How I Learn (and Why I'm Not Afraid of Zig)

Mapping the Dark Room: How I Learn (and Why I'm Not Afraid of Zig)

How I Approach Learning I learn new concepts best by consistently playing around. Tinkering and poking at things to see how they break or why they don’t. Exploring interactions, taking things apart to put them back together, and chasing novelty—it all has consequences. "What happens when..."

Just Zig Things: Why I Chose Zig

From arcade esports to low-level language design—how I ended up tinkering with Zig. Q. What's a Killer Queen player's favorite Zig builtin? A. @abs Why I Tried Zig Video games got me into software. They've been part of my identity for as long

Hello, world!

"First" Introduction I'm Chris Baldwin. This is my blog. I'm a husband, father, engineer, and gamer based in Minneapolis. I believe in building community, growing through skill, and occasionally hitting “Continue?” before the timer runs out. Computers and video games have been with me