{
  "id": 11675575,
  "title": "Zig 0.17 released",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/zig-0-17-released",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-03T11:31:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "LWN",
    "slug": "lwn",
    "url": "https://lwn.net/Articles/1098412/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}