Zig Testable Small Programs: Inputs, Outputs, Assertions, and Refactoring

A practical two-hour session on Zig Testable Small Programs, focused on Inputs, Outputs, Assertions, and Refactoring. Zig is used realistically for systems tooling, C interop, parsing, build workflows, and performance-minded components rather than pretending it is a full web platform.

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

Outcomes:

• Explain the practical boundaries of Zig Testable Small Programs
• Apply Inputs in a small working example
• Apply Outputs in a small working example
• Apply Assertions 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.