# Why We Built Lightpanda in Zig

**URL:** <https://forum.devtalk.com/t/why-we-built-lightpanda-in-zig/225341>\
**Category:** Backend In The News\
**Tags:** via-news-bot, blog, zig\
**Created:** [6 December 2025 04:09 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/why-we-built-lightpanda-in-zig/225341 "2025-12-06T04:09:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![alvinkatojr](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/alvinkatojr/32/6613_2.png) [@alvinkatojr](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/alvinkatojr)\
**Post date:** [6 December 2025 15:19 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/why-we-built-lightpanda-in-zig/225341/2 "2025-12-06T15:19:19Z")

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This was a nice read about the pros of Zig over any of the other system languages. I liked that the author summarised and justified his decision without being dismissive or being overly smitten with his choice. Practicality matters and in this situation, his decision was/is right.

PS: I’m looking forward to messing with Zig in the future!

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