Commit 621844bde551ee1a9b8142d7d146d1fa804247a2 | zig

author	Andrew Kelley <andrew@ziglang.org> 2026-06-04 17:02:49-07:00
committer	Andrew Kelley <andrew@ziglang.org> 2026-06-04 17:02:49-07:00
log	621844bde551ee1a9b8142d7d146d1fa804247a2
tree	5360dcc07aff745cbcbbb09183b9f101fc27bca3
parent	0bf7c4c4d70614fb809e84a515ba5b76bde57e19

- rewordings
- "memory is a resource" goes without saying
- emphasize the final point

2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

doc/langref.html.in+5-5

 @@ -8322,17 +8322,17 @@ keyword <- KEYWORD_addrspace / KEYWORD_align / KEYWORD_allowzero / KEYWORD_and
         <li>Communicate intent precisely.</li>
         <li>Edge cases matter.</li>
         <li>Favor reading code over writing code.</li>
-        <li>Only one obvious way to do things.</li>
+        <li>There is an idiomatic way to do it.</li>
         <li>Runtime crashes are better than bugs.</li>
         <li>Compile errors are better than runtime crashes.</li>
         <li>Incremental improvements.</li>
         <li>Avoid local maximums.</li>
         <li>Reduce the amount one must remember.</li>
-        <li>Focus on code rather than style.</li>
+        <li>Focus on logic, not style.</li>
-        <li>Resource allocation may fail; resource deallocation must succeed.</li>
+        <li>Resource allocation may fail.</li>
-        <li>Memory is a resource.</li>
+        <li>Resource deallocation must succeed.</li>
-        <li>Together we serve the users.</li>
       </ul>
+      <p>Together, we serve the users!</p>
       {#header_close#}
       {#header_close#}
       </main></div>

src/main.zig+6-5

 @@ -6273,16 +6273,17 @@ const info_zen =
     \\ * Communicate intent precisely.
     \\ * Edge cases matter.
     \\ * Favor reading code over writing code.
-    \\ * Only one obvious way to do things.
+    \\ * There is an idiomatic way to do it.
     \\ * Runtime crashes are better than bugs.
     \\ * Compile errors are better than runtime crashes.
     \\ * Incremental improvements.
     \\ * Avoid local maximums.
     \\ * Reduce the amount one must remember.
-    \\ * Focus on code rather than style.
+    \\ * Focus on logic, not style.
-    \\ * Resource allocation may fail; resource deallocation must succeed.
+    \\ * Resource allocation may fail.
-    \\ * Memory is a resource.
+    \\ * Resource deallocation must succeed.
-    \\ * Together we serve the users.
+    \\
+    \\Together, we serve the users!
     \\
     \\
 ;