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Nim 2.2.6

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159 points xz18r | 2 comments | 31 Oct 25 14:15 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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synergy20 ◴[31 Oct 25 14:45 UTC] No.45772525[source]▶
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.

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tinfoilhatter ◴[31 Oct 25 15:24 UTC] No.45773084[source]▶
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 full of abrasive individuals with fragile egos.

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1. foresto ◴[31 Oct 25 19:16 UTC] No.45775652[source]▶
> He is also very difficult to work with and isn't very welcoming to newcomers.

That's a charitable way to describe him. In our one direct interaction, he was condescending to the point of insult. (I believe he was incorrect as well, but even if he was always correct, I would consider it wrong to treat someone badly.) After browsing the Nim forum and issue tracker, I found that this was routine behavior for him.

Nim has some nice features, but I don't want to depend on anything that's subject to the whims of a personality like that, and I certainly don't want to interact with him again.

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2. tinfoilhatter ◴[31 Oct 25 21:24 UTC] No.45776858[source]▶
You're right - I probably am being too charitable in my description of him. To his credit, he's gotten better over the years, but I still check in on the forums and find examples of this behavior. Andreas could be the most talented compiler developer in the world, but as long as community members are being treated poorly for asking questions, the language will continue to languish in relative obscurity.