Garrison Hinson-Hasty

Garrison Hinson-Hasty is a cybersecurity and AI researcher with the University of Chicago SUPERgroup. He began programming with Zig in mid-2021, and has contributed to the Zig compiler, standard library, and a number of open source projects. Garrison has made a mark in the Zig community by helping programmers of all experience levels.

books by Garrison Hinson-Hasty

Systems Programming with Zig
  • MEAP began September 2025
  • Last updated May 2026
  • Publication in Fall 2026 (estimated)
  • ISBN 9781633434998
  • 350 pages (estimated)
Included with a Manning Online subscription
  • printed in black & white
catalog / Programming Languages and Styles / System Programming
resources: Source code Meet the Author Book forum Source code on GitHub

Systems Programming with Zig teaches you to write working, real-world code in Zig. It builds on your existing coding skills to introduce systems programming using the Zig language. You’ll explore everything from a low-level word ladder game to a CHIP-8 interpreter to a graphics engine with OpenGL. Each project is built from the ground up, with no libraries or imported frameworks! Chapter by chapter, you’ll learn how to deliver command-line utilities, networking with TCP and HTTP, interpreters, and graphics programming all through Zig’s unique lens.

Your expert guide to Zig is Garrison Hinson-Hasty, contributor to the Zig project and its wider ecosystem. Through fun anecdotes and silly scenarios, Garrison turns systems programming from “tedious” to “terrific.”