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Founders · rtfeldman.com · Friday, 17 July 2026

Roc Compiler Reaches Feature Parity After 300K‑Line Rust-to-Zig Rewrite

After a year‑and‑a‑half of rewriting 300 K lines, the Roc compiler now matches the original Rust version feature‑for‑feature, enabling a Wasm‑packed demo that’s under half the size. The post reveals the technical trade‑offs, team coordination, and why Zig proved faster and more compact for this project. The team targets a 0.1.0 release later this year.

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