# ratfactor/ziglings

Learn the Zig programming language by fixing tiny broken programs.

Repository: https://github.com/ratfactor/ziglings
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ziglings
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: exercises, learning-by-doing, zig, educational, beginner-friendly, ziglang
Last push: 2024-08-21T07:12:29+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2068, "days_push": 742, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4669, forks 459 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:56.630081+00:00)

## What it is
Ziglings is a collection of tiny broken Zig programs that learners fix one by one to learn the Zig programming language. It is an exercise-based, hands-on tutorial inspired by projects like Rustlings.

## Use cases
- learn the zig programming language
- practice zig with small exercises
- beginner-friendly zig tutorial
- learn zig by fixing broken programs
- hands-on exercises for ziglang
- self-paced zig learning course

## When to choose
- you want to learn Zig through small, incremental exercises
- you prefer learning by doing rather than reading documentation
- you are a beginner to Zig and want guided practice

## When to avoid
- you need a comprehensive Zig reference manual
- you want production-ready Zig code or libraries
- you are looking for an IDE or compiler tooling

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: programming-language, developer-tools
- domain: programming-languages, education, tutorials
- platform: cross-platform, cli
- tags: zig, exercises, learning-by-doing, beginner-friendly, ziglang, interactive-tutorial

## Member repositories
- ratfactor/ziglings (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:56.630081+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:19:23.896287+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ratfactor/ziglings (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:56.630081+00:00, sha f7199a7b72f0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.