Mitchell Hashimoto • 6/21/2026

Pledging Another $400,000 to the Zig Software Foundation

Mitchell Hashimoto announces a new $400,000 pledge to the Zig Software Foundation (ZSF), increasing total pledged support to $700,000. He praises Zig's steady technical progress, its unique community policies like the AI ban and Contributor Poker, and its focus on quality. Despite using AI heavily himself, Hashimoto respects ZSF's differing stance. He highlights Zig's role in enabling his project Ghostty and encourages others to donate. The article discusses open source culture, empathy in disagreements, and Zig's independent philosophy.

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