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  "path": "/Articles/1067634/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-14T18:48:44.000Z",
  "site": "https://lwn.net",
  "tags": [
    "Zig project",
    "announced",
    "0.16.0",
    "I/O\nas an Interface",
    "Language\nChanges",
    "Compiler",
    "Build\nSystem",
    "Linker",
    "Fuzzer",
    "Toolchain",
    "last covered"
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  "textContent": "The Zig project has announced version 0.16.0 of the Zig programming language.\n\n> This release features **8 months of work** : changes from **244 different contributors** , spread among **1183 commits**.\n>\n> Perhaps most notably, this release debuts I/O\nas an Interface, but don't sleep on the Language\nChanges or enhancements to the Compiler, Build\nSystem, Linker, Fuzzer, and Toolchain which are also included in this release.\n\nLWN last covered Zig in December 2025.",
  "title": "Zig 0.16.0 released"
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