[NoelJacob]

Why did they keep the dot in Struct initialisation? Why not the syntax of just using without dot: const c1 = Config{ port = 8000, host = "127.0.0.1", }; Is there some other use with dotless one?

[thezipcreator]

Just `{}` means a code block; in Zig you could do something like

  const c = blk: { const x = 5; break :blk x-3; }; // c = 2

just having an empty block `{}` is exactly that—an empty block of type `void`. having a dot or something else distinguishing it from a block is necessary in order for it to not be that.

[flohofwoe]

In many situations the compiler can infer the type:

    fn my_func(): MyType {
        return .{ ... };
    }

The dot is just the placeholder for the inferred type and the above is equivalent with:

    fn my_func(): MyType {
        return MyType{ ... };
    }

...and Zig allows to write that verbose form too if you prefer that.

[throwawaymaths]

Because your type name might be std.foo.bar.baz.quux.Config