Error payloads in Zig
Hacker News
February 15, 2026
I do error payloads in Zig by making a union(enum)-based
Diagnostics type for each function. These types have special methods which
remove code bloat at call sites. A Diagnostics
type can be defined inline, and the errorset can be generated inline from the
Diagnostic’s enum tag.
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Originally published on Hacker News on 2/15/2026