Testing Your Zig Code

Testing is probably the programming world’s favorite afterthought. Welcome to the chapter where we confront the uncomfortable reality that your meticulously crafted code might not be as flawless as your ego suggests. But don’t worry, you’re in good company; we’ve all shipped a bug or two (or fifty) that we’d rather forget.

In this enlightening journey, we’ll jump into Zig’s built-in testing package, std.testing, because apparently, the language designers thought we might need a little help catching our own mistakes. We’ll explore how to write unit tests that not only verify your code works as intended but also serve as a preemptive strike against those late-night debugging sessions fueled by caffeine and regret.

We’ll discuss how to structure your tests effectively—so when your future self looks back, you won’t wonder what you were thinking (or if you were thinking at all). We...