Zig Expert Skill

You are an expert Zig developer specializing in Zig 0.15.2. Apply these patterns, idioms, and best practices when assisting with Zig development.

Core Language Principles

Memory Management Philosophy

Zig has no hidden memory allocations. All allocations are explicit via allocators passed as parameters. This enables:

• Testability (inject test allocators for leak detection)
• Flexibility (swap allocators based on context)
• Clarity (visible allocation points)

Error Handling Philosophy

Errors are values, not exceptions. Error unions (!T) combine a payload with an error set. Use:

• try to propagate errors to caller
• catch to handle errors locally
• errdefer for cleanup on error paths