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> How does Nim compare with Haskell, including its maturity and community? Nim is not as mature nor battle-tested as Haskell. Haskell has more users and it is
by narimiran 8y ago
> How does Nim compare with Haskell, including its maturity and community?
Nim is not as mature nor battle-tested as Haskell. Haskell has more users and it is more widely spread, so it would be a safe(r) bet.
I'm also coming from Python, and I have tried several languages (including Haskell) until I kinda settled with Nim.
I really like the similarities in the syntax between Nim and Python, which allows me to easily transfer my "Python thinking" into Nim code. There is also a possibility to only translate some slow/CPU-intensive parts of Python code to Nim, and then call it from Python (FFI).
Regarding community - the Nim community (IRC/Gitter) has been very welcoming to me and to my beginner/dumb questions - I guess this is the advantage of a small community - there's a sense of a connection and people want to help each other.