*What started as a simple "hello world" exercise turned into a deep dive into how Zig and Roc actually build binaries — from optimization modes and DWARF debug symbols eating 94% of a binary's size, to a surprising 14x size gap between a tiny Zig executable and its Roc equivalent. Here's everything I learned, one command at a time.*
What I set up I already had Zed, Roc, and Zig on my Debian machine from earlier. Tonight I treated learning like a work block: show up, practice, stop when tired. I made a home base: Bash I open that…
A practical reference for using and learning Zed, Roc, and Zig together. The big picture Tool Role What it’s for Zed Code editor + AI agent Where I write and edit code Roc High-level functional language Friendly, fast application code…
What each piece is Tool Type Role in the stack Zed Code editor Where I write all the code Roc High-level language The language I use to build applications Zig Systems language The language the Roc compiler is written in…