# Zen-C, looks like a mixer of Rust (without ownership+borrow checker) + Zig (with Generic+Trait))

**URL:** <https://ziggit.dev/t/zen-c-looks-like-a-mixer-of-rust-without-ownership-borrow-checker-zig-with-generic-trait/13906>\
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**Created:** [January 12, 2026, 2:14am UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/zen-c-looks-like-a-mixer-of-rust-without-ownership-borrow-checker-zig-with-generic-trait/13906 "2026-01-12T02:14:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wyvern](https://ziggit.dev/user_avatar/ziggit.dev/wyvern/32/6698_2.png) [@Wyvern](https://ziggit.dev/u/Wyvern)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 2:14am UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/zen-c-looks-like-a-mixer-of-rust-without-ownership-borrow-checker-zig-with-generic-trait/13906/1 "2026-01-12T02:14:38Z")

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[Zen-C](https://github.com/z-libs/Zen-C) is a modern systems programming language that compiles to human-readable `GNU C`/`C11`. It provides a rich feature set including type inference, pattern matching, generics, traits, async/await, and manual memory management with RAII capabilities, all while maintaining 100% C ABI compatibility.

> **[GitHub - z-libs/Zen-C: Write like a high-level language, run like C.](https://github.com/z-libs/Zen-C)**
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> Write like a high-level language, run like C.

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**Author:** ![SpinTensor](https://ziggit.dev/user_avatar/ziggit.dev/spintensor/32/2942_2.png) [@SpinTensor](https://ziggit.dev/u/SpinTensor)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 10:34am UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/zen-c-looks-like-a-mixer-of-rust-without-ownership-borrow-checker-zig-with-generic-trait/13906/2 "2026-01-12T10:34:36Z")

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Sorry if it is not obvious to me, but what is the connection to zig?

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**Author:** ![asibahi](https://ziggit.dev/user_avatar/ziggit.dev/asibahi/32/5416_2.png) [@asibahi](https://ziggit.dev/u/asibahi)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 12:55pm UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/zen-c-looks-like-a-mixer-of-rust-without-ownership-borrow-checker-zig-with-generic-trait/13906/3 "2026-01-12T12:55:22Z")

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Rust without the borrow checker is like a hamburger without meat.

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**Author:** ![mnemnion](https://ziggit.dev/user_avatar/ziggit.dev/mnemnion/32/2478_2.png) [@mnemnion](https://ziggit.dev/u/mnemnion)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/zen-c-looks-like-a-mixer-of-rust-without-ownership-borrow-checker-zig-with-generic-trait/13906/4 "2026-01-12T17:09:42Z")

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Welcome to Ziggit @Wyvern!

This is a forum for discussing all matters Zig. Whatever Zen-C might be, it’s safe to say that Zig, it is not.

I could speculate on why you’ve posted a link to it here, but I’d prefer to ask. What about this language prompted you to share a link to it with us?

While I’m at it, what is your relationship to Zen-C, and/or, Zig?