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ElixirConf 2021 - Isaac Yonemoto - Zig (heart) Elixir
Isaac Yonemoto's ElixirConf 2021 talk on Zigler, a library for writing Elixir NIFs in Zig. He looks at its internals and how it bridges the two languages while keeping the NIFs well behaved on the BEAM.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN threads on Zig and Elixir link it as the creator's explanation of how Zig NIFs can behave nicely inside the BEAM.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- ElixirConf
- Topic
- zig nifs in elixir
- Format
- talk
- Level
- advanced
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 6
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2021–2025
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From the original HN conversations
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Really fascinating to see Zig being used to make Elixir cross platform! Exciting stuff. Here's a direct link to the ElixirConf talk: [VIDEO]
brightball on Hacker News · 2021-11
In Zig monthly, October 2021: Games, gamedev, Elixir, tools and moreThere's a series of things that a NIF must do to be a good citizen. Not crashing is a big one, but also not starving the VM by never yielding (in case the NIF is long-running) is important, plus a few secondary things like using …
kristoff_it on Hacker News · 2024-10
In Zigler: Zig NIFs in Elixir
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