Is anyone here using Zig for audio plugin development? It seems like a good cand... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		brylie on Jan 7, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Zig's comptime is bonkers good Is anyone here using Zig for audio plugin development? It seems like a good candidate as an alternative to C++ but lacks the ecosystem (like JUCE). Are there any ongoing efforts to bring DSP/audio plugin development to Zig?

hiccuphippo on Jan 7, 2025 | [–]

IIRC Andrew Kelley's original goal for developing Zig was to build a DAW.

p0nce on Jan 7, 2025 | [–]

I'm using D for audio plugins and we do use CTFE extensively (named comptime in Zig). Zig might be a bit more fit maybe because of the easier C and C++ interop and targetting, but I'm not sure about the COM and OOP story.

Consider applying for YC's Summer 2026 batch! Applications are open till May 4
Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact