Zig Libraries for R Workflows: `.Call`, C Headers, Numeric Buffers, and Package Builds

A practical two-hour session on Zig Libraries for R Workflows, focused on .Call, C Headers, Numeric Buffers, and Package Builds. 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 Libraries for R Workflows
• Apply .Call in a small working example
• Apply C Headers in a small working example
• Apply Numeric Buffers 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.