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Nim looks great, but I have to admit after looking through the website it's unclear to me why I would use this over similar alternatives. In particular, why Ni
by kem 9y ago
Nim looks great, but I have to admit after looking through the website it's unclear to me why I would use this over similar alternatives.
In particular, why Nim over Go (or why Go over Nim)?
Is the Python's established presence and resource base (not trivial at all) the only reason one would prefer it over Nim?
- jjnoakes 9y agoGo doesn't support as many platforms as Nim, for one. And Go doesn't give you access to as many system libraries, for a second. There's cgo, of course, but that has its own can of worms. I hear the type systems are fairly different as well, which is important to some.
- nimmer 9y agoNim is programmable with macros and templates and very flexible. Go is not at all.