Nim 2.2.6

Post by michaelcampbell » Fri, Oct 31, 2025, 3:32 PM UTC

postepowanieadm wrote: post #9

synergy20 wrote: post #2

nim is memory safe, python syntax, emits c/c++/js. It really deserves more love and publicity. more mature than zig, much easier than rust.

How does it compare with Crystal?

Post by whalesalad » Fri, Oct 31, 2025, 3:40 PM UTC

jp57 wrote: post #10

Nim has a python-like syntax, but I wish they'd gone farther, using `def` instead of `proc` and a `print` function instead of the `echo` statement. Though even if they did those things, I'm not sure it would really feel like programming Python. As a long-time Python programmer, I was drawn to trying the language partly because of the syntax, but as soon as I tried to write something substantial, Nim's heritage in lan…

    $ tt stats
    Time Tracking Stats
      Total entries: 39
      First entry:   Oct 21, 2025 23:04
      Last entry:    Oct 30, 2025 18:29
      Tracking since: 228h 34m
      Days tracked:  5

    $ tt "working on xyz today"
     Logged at 11:38:44

    $ tt today
    Today (1 entries)
    11:38:44 working on xyz today

    proc groupIntoThreads(entries: seq[Entry], threshold: Duration): seq[seq[Entry]] =
      if entries.len == 0:
        return @[]

      var sorted = entries
      sorted.sort(proc (a, b: Entry): int =
        if a.timestamp  b.timestamp: 1
        else: 0
      )

      result = @[]
      var currentThread = @[sorted[0]]

      for i in 1.. threshold:
          result.add(currentThread)
          currentThread = @[sorted[i]]
        else:
          currentThread.add(sorted[i])

      if currentThread.len > 0:
        result.add(currentThread)

Post by tinfoilhatter » Fri, Oct 31, 2025, 3:47 PM UTC

cenamus wrote: post #14

tinfoilhatter wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's too bad that the BDFL of Nim (Araq / Andreas) treats the language like his personal compiler development playground. This has led to a hard fork of the compiler, many experienced and frustrated developers leaving the community and language behind, and an extremely fragmented ecosystem. He is also very difficult to work with and isn't very welcoming to newcomers. The community "leaders" / moderation team is also…

With hard fork do you mean the 2.x.x version?

Post by pansa2 » Fri, Oct 31, 2025, 3:57 PM UTC

whalesalad wrote: post #13

jp57 wrote: post #10

Nim has a python-like syntax, but I wish they'd gone farther, using `def` instead of `proc` and a `print` function instead of the `echo` statement. Though even if they did those things, I'm not sure it would really feel like programming Python. As a long-time Python programmer, I was drawn to trying the language partly because of the syntax, but as soon as I tried to write something substantial, Nim's heritage in lan…

I have been meaning to explore Nim for a while because it feels like "golang, but python syntax and dev experience." I vibe coded a simple tool, tt, that allows me to track time to a central log from all my devices. Realllly simple: $ tt stats Time Tracking Stats Total entries: 39 First entry: Oct 21, 2025 23:04 Last entry: Oct 30, 2025 18:29 Tracking since: 228h 34m Days tracked: 5 $ tt "working on xyz today" Logged…

Post by SJMG » Fri, Oct 31, 2025, 3:58 PM UTC

treeform wrote: post #16

Thank you for working on the Nim Compiler. This is great. Another great release. The Nim Compiler continues to move forward. Thank you very much to everyone who has contributed to the development of this superior language. Nim Compiler continues to be one of the most wonderful languages I have worked with. With the speed of C and the simplicity of Python, it has allowed me to write a lot of cool software. I do not kn…