Writing a task scheduler in Zig

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I'm working on an application that needs the ability to schedule tasks. Many applications have a similar need, but requirements can vary greatly. Advanced cases might require persistence and distribution, typically depending on external systems (like a database or queue) to do much of the heavy lifting. My needs are simpler: I don't have a huge variety of tasks or a high number of them.

Writing a task scheduler in Zig May 09, 2024 I'm working on an application that needs the ability to schedule tasks. Many applications have a similar need, but requirements can vary greatly. Advanced cases might require persistence and distribution, typically depending on external systems (like a database or queue) to do much of the heavy lifting. My needs are simpler: I don't have a huge variety of tasks or a high number of them. If you're just looking for a working implementation, I've added this to my Zig Utility Library (zul) , with documentation . Thread-Per-Task At its simplest, we could

Writing a task scheduler in Zig

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