# Zen of Zig From `zig zen` — the guiding principles behind the Zig programming language. Language-specific in origin, universal in application. - Communicate intent precisely. - Edge cases matter. - Favor reading code over writing code. - Only one obvious way to do things. - Runtime crashes are better than bugs. - Compile errors are better than runtime crashes. - Incremental improvements. - Avoid local maximums. - Reduce the amount one must remember. - Focus on code rather than style. - Resource allocation may fail; resource deallocation must succeed. - Memory is a resource. - Together we serve the users. --- See also: [[The Elements of Programming Style]], [[SOLID]]