Zig in C++ Projects: `@cImport`, `extern struct`, Linker Settings, and ABI-Compatible Facades

A practical two-hour session on Zig in C++ Projects, focused on @cImport, extern struct, Linker Settings, and ABI-Compatible Facades. The session treats Zig as a native component exposed through C-compatible boundaries, with attention to exported symbols, allocators, packaging, host-runtime tests, and failure handling.

Audience: entry-level and intermediate developers who want a practical engineering session, not a language tour.

Outcomes:

• Explain the practical boundaries of Zig in C++ Projects
• Apply @cImport in a small working example
• Apply extern struct in a small working example
• Apply Linker Settings in a small working example

Format: two hours with a short framing walkthrough, a concrete example, discussion of tradeoffs, and a closing checklist for practice.