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LLVM-based backend for code generation

Direct C interop layer

Manual memory and error handling model

Comptime evaluation engine

Static linking and cross-compilation infrastructure

LLVM-based compilation

Direct memory and pointer access

Compile-time code evaluation

Error-aware execution model

Minimal runtime abstraction

System utilities

Embedded and bare-metal firmware

CLI tools

High-performance libraries

Cross-platform binaries

Embedded microcontrollers

System utilities and CLI tools

Networking servers

Game engine low-level modules

Cross-platform static libraries

Simplicity and readability

Safety without runtime overhead

Manual memory control

Cross-compilation first

Predictable performance and behavior

Static linking for distribution

Cross-compile for multiple platforms

Optimize memory usage manually

Use slices and pointers efficiently

Parallelize computations with threads where needed

Port C libraries using Zig’s direct interop

Replace C memory functions with Zig slices/pointers

Refactor error handling using error unions

Move compile-time macros to `comptime`

Adapt build scripts to Zig build.zig system