Andrew Kelley
Creator of the Zig programming language; president of the Zig Software Foundation.
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Roles
Zig Software Foundation (president)
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- Andrew Kelley is an American programmer who designed the Zig programming language, first announced in 2016.
- He is president and lead developer of the Zig Software Foundation, the nonprofit that funds Zig's development.
- In 2018 he left his job at OkCupid to work on Zig full time, living on donations.
- He also wrote Groove Basin, a music player server with a web interface.
Key facts
- Known for
- Designing Zig, a general-purpose systems programming language (announced 2016)3
- Role
- President and lead developer of the Zig Software Foundation (as of November 2026)1
- Zig Software Foundation
- A 501(c)(3) nonprofit; Kelley is president of its board2
- Before
- Worked at OkCupid; left in 2018 to work on Zig on donations1
- Projects
- Zig; Groove Basin, a music player server1
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