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refaqtor

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    Comment #21403254

    Well, if you're talking GUI stuff, nothing in Nim compares to Qt. But, I did routinely use Qt for console, server, and headless embedded stuff. The Qt environment compensated for l…

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    Comment #21403002

    I've quit using Python, unless forced, because I've gotten too many folders of files that "work on my(the original developer's) machine," but fail on mine because I didn't find or …

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    Comment #21402882

    Nim is great for knocking out commandline apps, I recommend "cligen" for quick and clean options, or "docopt" for friendlier cli options. They feel "scripty" when you can begin wit…

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    Comment #21394654

    I don't have vague memories. I use it everyday on production code on server and embedded. I find it stable, solid, dependable.

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    Comment #21394637

    "Nimrod" experience is quite outdated. There have been great improvements in documentation in the last year.

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    Comment #21394614

    cross-compiling to ARM embedded was surprisingly simple

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    Comment #21394580

    ditto! docker and kubernetes are solutions to problems that shouldn't be there in the first place!

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    Comment #21394566

    I'm using Nim in production since .18 with zero issues. I spent many years in Qt/C++ and was reasonably quick, but not as quick as I was with D. But then, in an evening, from a col…