added ex064 builtins

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diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index d8501fc..ebc6e7c 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -322,6 +322,10 @@ const exercises = [_]Exercise{
         .main_file = "063_labels.zig",
         .output = "Enjoy your Cheesy Chili!",
     },
+    .{
+        .main_file = "064_builtins.zig",
+        .output = "1101 + 0101 = 0010 (true). Furthermore, 11110000 backwards is 00001111.",
+    },
 };
 
 /// Check the zig version to make sure it can compile the examples properly.
diff --git a/exercises/064_builtins.zig b/exercises/064_builtins.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9761c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exercises/064_builtins.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+//
+// The Zig compiler provides "builtin" functions. You've already
+// gotten used to seeing an @import() at the top of every
+// Ziglings exercise. 
+//
+// We've also seen @intCast() in "016_for2.zig", "058_quiz7.zig";
+// and @enumToInt() in "036_enums2.zig".
+//
+// Builtins are special because they are intrinsic to the Zig
+// language itself (as opposed to being provided in the standard
+// library). They are also special because they can provide
+// functionality that is only possible with help from the
+// compiler, such as type introspection (the ability to examine
+// type properties from within a program).
+//
+// Zig currently contains 101 builtin functions. We're certainly
+// not going to cover them all, but we can look at some
+// interesting ones.
+//
+// Before we begin, know that many builtin functions have
+// parameters marked as "comptime". It's probably fairly clear
+// what we mean when we say that these parameters need to be
+// "known at compile time." But rest assured we'll be doing the
+// "comptime" subject real justice soon.
+//
+const print = @import("std").debug.print;
+
+pub fn main() void {
+    // The first builtin, alphabetically, is:
+    //
+    //   @addWithOverflow(comptime T: type, a: T, b: T, result: *T) bool
+    //     * 'T' will be the type of the other parameters.
+    //     * 'a' and 'b' are numbers of the type T.
+    //     * 'result' is a pointer to space you're providing of type T.
+    //     * The return value is true if the addition resulted in a
+    //       value over or under the capacity of type T.
+    //
+    // Let's try it with a tiny 4-bit integer size to make it clear:
+    const a: u4 = 0b1101;
+    const b: u4 = 0b0101;
+    var my_result: u4 = undefined;
+    var overflowed: bool = undefined;
+    overflowed = @addWithOverflow(u4, a, b, &my_result);
+    //
+    // The print() below will produce: "1101 + 0101 = 0010 (true)".
+    // Let's make sense of this answer by counting up from 1101:
+    //
+    //                     Overflowed?
+    //    1101 + 1 = 1110      No.
+    //    1110 + 1 = 1111      No.
+    //    1111 + 1 = 0000      Yes! (Real answer is 10000)
+    //    0000 + 1 = 0001      Yes!
+    //    0001 + 1 = 0010      Yes!
+    // 
+    // Also, check out our fancy formatting! b:0>4 means, "print
+    // as a binary number, zero-pad right-aligned four digits."
+    print("{b:0>4} + {b:0>4} = {b:0>4} ({})", .{a, b, my_result, overflowed});
+
+    print(". Furthermore, ", .{});
+
+    // Here's a fun one:
+    //
+    //   @bitReverse(comptime T: type, integer: T) T
+    //     * 'T' will be the type of the input and output.
+    //     * 'integer' is the value to reverse.
+    //     * The return value will be the same type with the
+    //       value's bits reversed!
+    //
+    // Now it's your turn. See if you can fix this attempt to use
+    // this builtin to reverse the bits of a u8 integer.
+    const input: u8 = 0b11110000;
+    const tupni: u8 = @bitReverse(input);
+    print("{b:0>8} backwards is {b:0>8}.\n", .{input});
+}
diff --git a/patches/patches/064_builtins.patch b/patches/patches/064_builtins.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cdba367
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+++ b/patches/patches/064_builtins.patch
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+72,73c72,73
+<     const tupni: u8 = @bitReverse(input);
+<     print("{b:0>8} backwards is {b:0>8}.\n", .{input});
+---
+>     const tupni: u8 = @bitReverse(u8, input);
+>     print("{b:0>8} backwards is {b:0>8}.\n", .{input, tupni});