New Release Of Nim Borrows From Python, Rust, Go, and Lisp (fossbytes.com)

An anonymous reader writes: "Nim compiles and runs fast, delivers tiny executables on several platforms, and borrows great ideas from numerous other languages," according to InfoWorld. After six years, they write, Nim is finally "making a case as a mix of the best of many worlds: The compilation speed and cross-platform targeting of Go, the safe-by-default behaviors of Rust, the readability and ease of development of Python, and even the metaprogramming facilities of the Lisp family..."

Fossbytes adds that Nim's syntax "might remind you of Python as it uses indented code blocks and similar syntax at some occasions. Just like Rust and Go, it uses strong types and first class functions... Talking about the benchmarks, it's comparable to C. Nim compiler produces C code by default. With the help of different compiler back-ends, one can also get JavaScript, C++, or Objective-C.
There's an improved output system in the newest release, and both its compiler and library are MIT licensed. Share your thoughts and opinions in the comments. Is anybody excited about writing code in Nim?

Comments

Myh language 'Anal'

[Anonymous Coward]

I use indents, braces and BEGIN and END so....

BEGIN
{

code here

}
END

I'm working on a new version of Anal called Anal++

Anyways, the language is designed to keep anal retentive developers arguing in nonsense meetings for years to come. "Oh no! Never put the curly braces and the BEGIN/END on the same line!"

"No, it's better to do so but indent 4 spaces and not a tab!"

"I STRONGLY disagree, you should never use tabs but SHOULD put the curly braces on the same line!"

"No no no! Indent AFTER the Begin but before the curly brace!!!!"

Re: Hey look!

[jdschulteis]

Shhhh... don't reveal the Secrets of NIM

Rats, I really wanted to reveal the secrets...