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Writergate: Zig I/O Interface Overhaul

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Summary

Writergate documents Zig's I/O overhaul, moving from a generic, single writer/reader API to concrete, vtable-based types. The change removes GenericWriter/Reader and introduces an Io abstraction with explicit buffering, impacting code migration and performance considerations. The post highlights architectural rationale, migration details, and common pitfalls for developers updating Zig I/O code.

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