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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. austinjp ◴[31 Oct 25 22:11 UTC] No.45777255[source]▶
Unfortunately this has been my experience. Andreas was extremely abrasive towards me personally, and views he expressed to me regarding climate change were bizarre and aggressive. His behaviour led me to ditch Nim and explore Go instead, and I couldn't be happier. Sadly Nim is a permanent no-go for me.
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2. alain_gilbert ◴[31 Oct 25 23:29 UTC] No.45777846[source]▶
> ...and views he expressed to me regarding climate change...

Is that for real? I bet I can find some chocolate chip cookie recipe that the Go team would disagree with me. I ain't ever using Go again.