zig-book

# Introduction to Zig

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Hey! This is the official repository for the book "Introduction to Zig: a project-based book", written by Pedro Duarte Faria.
To know more about the book, checkout the [About this book](#about-this-book) section below.
You can read the current version of the book in your web browser: <https://pedropark99.github.io/zig-book/>.

This book is crafted using a modern, reproducible publishing stack, leveraging the power of:

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  <a href="https://quarto.org/" target="_blank"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Quarto-%234D5891.svg?style=flat&logo=quarto&logoColor=white" alt="Quarto"></a>
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  <a href="https://pandoc.org/" target="_blank"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Pandoc-%2323B5AF.svg?style=flat&logoColor=white&labelColor=555555&logo=data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSIyNCIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNCIgdmlld0JveD0iMCAwIDI0IDI0Ij48cGF0aCBmaWxsPSJ3aGl0ZSIgZD0iTTEzLjEgNC42bDQuNSA5LjJoLTNsLTEuNS0zLjFoLTNsLTEuNSA0LjFoLTNMMTAuMSA0LjZoM1ptLTYuMyAwaDMuM2wzLjYgNy41aC0zLjNsLTMuNi03LjV6TTkgMTUuNGgxMy4ybC0yLjEgNC4yaC05bC0yLjEtNC4yWiIvPjwvc3ZnPg==" alt="Pandoc"></a>
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  <a href="https://nixos.org/nix/" target="_blank"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Nix-%235277C3.svg?style=flat&logo=nixos&logoColor=white" alt="Nix"></a>
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The core book content is built using the [Quarto](https://quarto.org) publishing system
in conjunction with a little bit of R code (`zig_engine.R`), that is responsible for calling
the Zig compiler to compile and run the Zig code examples.


## Support the project!

If you like this project, and you want to support it, you can buy a PDF, eBook or a physical copy
of the book, either at Amazon, or at Leanpub:

- Amazon: <https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJYMDRLP>
- Leanpub: <https://leanpub.com/introductiontozigaproject-basedbook>

### Sending donations directly

You can also donate some amount directly to the author of the