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Working with Pointers and Memory in Zig

This course covers working with pointers and memory in Zig, focusing on manual memory management and pointer manipulation You’ll learn how to allocate, deallocate, and safely handle memory without relying on garbage collection . The course also explores Zig's ownership model, slices, arrays, and compile-time safety checks. By the end, you'll gain practical skills for writing efficient, low-level programs in Zig.

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Course Details

Language

Zig

Duration

1 week

Difficulty:

medium

Category

Programming

Certificate

Yes

Requirements

  • ✓ Basic understanding of Zig syntax and programming fundamentals
  • ✓ Zig compiler installed (Zig SDK)
  • ✓ Familiarity with basic terminal/command-line operations
  • ✓ Knowledge of pointers and their usage in Zig
  • ✓ Understanding of memory management with pointers in Zig
01

Mastering Pointers in Zig

4 Chapters - 0/4 Completed

Understanding basic pointer syntax and types

Pointer dereferencing and indirection

*T, [*]T, and [N]*T: What’s the difference?

Null pointers and safety considerations

02

Working with Slices and Views

4 Chapters - 0/4 Completed

Creating and using slices

Difference between arrays, slices, and pointers

Bounds checking and safety

When to use slices vs pointers

03

Allocators and Manual Memory Management

4 Chapters - 0/4 Completed

What are allocators in Zig?

Using std.heap.GeneralPurposeAllocator

Allocating and freeing memory

Handling allocation errors properly

04

Using defer and errdefer for Safe Cleanup

4 Chapters - 0/4 Completed

Introduction to defer and errdefer

Real-world examples of resource cleanup

Building safe memory operations with minimal leaks

Best practices in memory safety

05

Memory Debugging and Optimization Tools

4 Chapters - 0/4 Completed

Using std.debug tools

Tracking memory leaks

Debugging pointer errors

Profiling memory usage in Zig

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