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Nim Programming Language Gaining Traction

Posted by Soulskill on from the jack-be-nimble dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Nim is a young, statically typed programming language that has been getting more attention recently. See these articles for an introduction: What is special about Nim?, What makes Nim practical? and How I Start: Nim. The language offers a syntax inspired by Python and Pascal, great performance and C interfacing, and powerful metaprogramming capabilities. The author of "Unix in Rust" just abandoned Rust in favor of Nim and some early-adopter companies are starting to use it as well.

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  1. The Secret of Nim by stoolpigeon · · Score: 5, Funny

    When that comes out - I'm buying it regardless of whether or not I actually need to learn or use the language.

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  2. Re:Such potential by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Or because they don't want to cope with C++ even though they can. Because C++ is like the BDSM of programming languages.

  3. Re: Such potential by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    And suddenly C++ became much more interesting...

  4. Psssssssst! by Applehu+Akbar · · Score: 2, Funny

    The compiler for it is written in Swift. Pass it on!

  5. Convincing support by early adopters by mi · · Score: 4, Funny

    The author of "Unix in Rust" just abandoned Rust in favor of Nim

    Somebody, who wrote a book an a language I've never heard of, has now switched to another new language. Whether he has an agile and flexible mind or simply is not particularly loyal to anything, I'm not impressed...

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  6. Holy Fuck by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yet Another Programming Language.

    Same shit, different syntax.

    And now, some HR idiot is looking for someone with 5 years experience in it.