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title: "Conditionally Disabling Code with Comptime in Zig"
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published_at: 2024-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
updated_at: 2026-09-16T16:14:09.872Z
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topics: ["Zig", "Build Systems"]
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citation: "Mitchell Hashimoto, Mitchell Hashimoto’s Writing. \"Conditionally Disabling Code with Comptime in Zig.\" 12 Sept 2024. https://mitchellh.com/writing/zig-comptime-conditional-disable (all-rights-reserved)"
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# Conditionally Disabling Code with Comptime in Zig

*Original article link with an AI-written directory summary*

> An introduction to conditionally excluding code with Zig's comptime features. Mitchell Hashimoto shows why compile-time selection is useful and how it can be expressed with ordinary language constructs.

[Read the original article](https://mitchellh.com/writing/zig-comptime-conditional-disable)

An introduction to conditionally excluding code with Zig's comptime features. Mitchell Hashimoto shows why compile-time selection is useful and how it can be expressed with ordinary language constructs.

**Original author:** [Mitchell Hashimoto](https://listedstartups.com/people/mitchell-hashimoto-3hdg4f9ppeubn)

**Publication:** [Mitchell Hashimoto’s Writing](https://mitchellh.com/writing)

**Source publication date:** 2024-09-12.

This entry is an AI-written directory summary of the linked work. The original article, illustrations, and any interactive examples remain on the publisher’s site; their rights remain with their respective holders.