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Author: Andrew Kelley <andrew@ziglang.org>
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 13:44:19 -0500
README: update the short description of what zig is
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-A general-purpose programming language designed for **robustness**,
-**optimality**, and **maintainability**.
+A general-purpose programming language for maintaining **robust**, **optimal**,
+and **reusable** code.
## Resources
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<div id="contents">
{#header_open|Introduction#}
<p>
- Zig is a general-purpose programming language designed for <strong>robustness</strong>,
- <strong>optimality</strong>, and <strong>maintainability</strong>.
+ Zig is a general-purpose programming language for maintaining <strong>robust</strong>,
+ <strong>optimal</strong>, and <strong>reusable</strong> code.
</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Robust</strong> - behavior is correct even for edge cases such as out of memory.</li>
<li><strong>Optimal</strong> - write programs the best way they can behave and perform.</li>
- <li><strong>Maintainable</strong> - precisely communicate intent to the compiler and other programmers.
- The language imposes a low overhead to reading code and is resilient to changing requirements
- and environments.</li>
+ <li><strong>Reusable</strong> - the same code works in many environments which have different
+ constraints.</li>
+ <li><strong>Maintainable</strong> - precisely communicate intent to the compiler and
+ other programmers. The language imposes a low overhead to reading code and is
+ resilient to changing requirements and environments.</li>
</ul>
<p>
Often the most efficient way to learn something new is to see examples, so