Zig Language Reference (v0.16.0)

This skill covers the Zig 0.16.0 language and standard library. Use it when writing, reviewing, or migrating Zig code, working with build.zig / build.zig.zon, standard library modules, and comptime metaprogramming.

Zig evolves rapidly. Training data, blog posts, and many public examples are stale. This skill is the main Zig 0.16.0 aggregate skill for this repository: it condenses the official 0.16.0 language reference, the official std index, the Chinese Zig homepage, and the local offline reference set under references/.

Capability Boundaries

✅ Strong Suits

1. Writing and optimizing Zig 0.16.0 code with standard library modules
2. Using the build.zig / build.zig.zon build system
3. Comptime metaprogramming, builtin functions, and type reflection
4. C interop: @cImport, linking, header management
5. Code review and migration: older versions → 0.16.0

⚠️ Requirements

1. Target version must be confirmed as 0.16.0 (run zig version)
2. Library-specific work (raylib/SDL3) should switch to the dedicated skill
3. Platform-specific APIs may require additional OS knowledge