SPIR-V Backend Progress
Summary
This devlog roundup covers Zig's 2026 development progress, highlighting SPIR-V backend progress with the new @SpirvType, execution-mode handling via calling conventions, and multi-threaded codegen. It also delves into ELF linker improvements, a major build system rework, incremental LLVM-backed compilation, and several ecosystem updates like io_uring std.Io, package management enhancements, and libc evolution. The entries illustrate strong momentum toward the 0.17.0 release and invite community feedback.