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Shameless plug: I'm working on a programming language called Yaksha that is also inspired by Python like syntax, however, philosophy differs from nim. Please take a look and let me know what you think :) https://yakshalang.github.io/documentation.html
I loved Nim when I used it first. But I left it because of recursive imports. I had to basically put all my types into one file and use them from various others. For a relatively medium sized project (~10LOC), its a but of a hassle. Refactoring is an issue. That being said, the language is fantastic. Can anybody with experience suggest me what HTTP library/framework do they prefer for servers?
Node and Python also don't really work with circular imports.
That being said, the Nim team is working on it as per a few issues: [1] https://github.com/nim-lang/rfcs/issues/6 [2] https://forum.nim-lang.org/t/2114
I love the language, and this is probably the only bottleneck for me.
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I've used both to work on a hobby OS project (Nim[1], Zig[2]). I very much prefer Nim. Code is succinct, elegant, and lets you focus on your core logic rather than fighting the language. Zig is nice and I like its optionals support and error handling approach. But I was put off by its noisy syntax, e.g. !? [ ]u8 to represent an error union of an optional pointer to a many-pointer of uint8. Also having to prepare and…
Couldn't edit my post, but forgot to mention my main pain points with Nim have been: - its module system, especially not being able to have mutually recursive imports (there has been a 7 year old proposal[1]) - order-sensitive declarations of procs (i.e. can't use a proc defined further down in the file unless you add a forward reference to it). For the latter there's an experimental pragma[2], but it doesn't work a…
So, Nim doesn’t seem to be under an umbrella of a non-profit. Isn’t this destined to be a problem at some point regarding either acquisition of rights or succession? Edit: Ouch. Just found this thread. Very disappointing, and actually makes a greater case for institutional ownership: https://forum.nim-lang.org/t/10312
On the flip side the Rust Foundation hasn't been that great either...
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Node and Python also don't really work with circular imports.
Python doesn't work with circular imports. NodeJS does. After using NodeJS for such a long time, I think it is a feature that is taken for granted. That being said, the Nim team is working on it as per a few issues: [1] https://github.com/nim-lang/rfcs/issues/6 [2] https://forum.nim-lang.org/t/2114 I love the language, and this is probably the only bottleneck for me.
Glad to see progress on the Nim side!
Nice, congratulations on v2.0. Shameless plug: I'm working on a programming language called Yaksha that is also inspired by Python like syntax, however, philosophy differs from nim. Please take a look and let me know what you think :) https://yakshalang.github.io/documentation.html
So, Nim doesn’t seem to be under an umbrella of a non-profit. Isn’t this destined to be a problem at some point regarding either acquisition of rights or succession? Edit: Ouch. Just found this thread. Very disappointing, and actually makes a greater case for institutional ownership: https://forum.nim-lang.org/t/10312
It's not surprising he has his head screwed on straight. There is clear genius in Nim's design. I'm not a genius, and I don't know much about compilers, just scant knowledge of some data structures and algorithms, but what I do know is that being able to make something so powerful be used by mere mortals like me is very much genius (an idiot values complexity and all that jazz).
Nim is really very nice language to write software in. Ship fast, enjoy the ride, produce very performant software. Unfortunately it still in my experience has some sharp edges: juggling C/C++ compilers and options, very poor error messages, very situational libraries that only work on some settings and systems. Given the small community, tho, I can't really fault them for it. The VS Code integration works very well…
So, Nim doesn’t seem to be under an umbrella of a non-profit. Isn’t this destined to be a problem at some point regarding either acquisition of rights or succession? Edit: Ouch. Just found this thread. Very disappointing, and actually makes a greater case for institutional ownership: https://forum.nim-lang.org/t/10312
Nice, congratulations on v2.0. Shameless plug: I'm working on a programming language called Yaksha that is also inspired by Python like syntax, however, philosophy differs from nim. Please take a look and let me know what you think :) https://yakshalang.github.io/documentation.html
Just as a general comment, the website is extremely hard to read at the default zoom, mainly due to the font size but also due to the lack of contrast on the background color and text color. The code samples in particular are very hard to read due to this.
Question - does dark theme and light theme both have the contrast issue?