Andrew Kelley 5/30/2024

Zig's New CLI Progress Bar Explained

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This article explains the technical design and implementation of a new CLI progress bar system in the Zig programming language. It covers the motivation for replacing the old, conservative implementation, details the new thread-safe and lock-free public API, and discusses how it enables better terminal UX and child process progress aggregation. The post includes code examples and mentions its role in uncovering a bug in Zig's standard library.

Zig's New CLI Progress Bar Explained

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