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Nim seems to be doing pretty well and it compiles to C. I've not really used it but it does look pretty good.

• pcwalton 11y ago
  Nim has lots of problems that come from compiling to C. It shouldn't compile to C.
  • ldlework 11y ago
    Oh, I've been writing software in Nim pretty happily for a months now. What problems am I blind to?
    • pcwalton 11y ago
      I'm not saying you can't write software happily in Nim. I'm saying that Nim would be a better implementation if it didn't compile to C. There are lots of things that languages I like do that they could do better.
      • ldlework 11y ago
        Oh sure. I'm asking specifically, given that I'm writing software happily in Nim, what potential pitfalls am I blind to? My software is compiling to C and it shouldn't be so I'm wondering what can I expect to actually experience using Nim, outside of Hacker News posts about Nim.
      • nyan4 11y ago
        ...care to explain why?