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Zig 0.17 released

Version 0.17 of the Zig programming language has been released. This release features 5 months of work : changes from 206 different contributors , spread among 925 commits . Originally predicted to be shorter, this release cycle ended up [being] substantial, with the Build System reworked, including the introduction of the Build Server Protocol , and the ELF Linker enhanced to the point where we…

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