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Isn't Nim, like Python, a large, complex language? Looking at the documentation, it seems to include a huge number of features.

• dom96 8y ago
  It is a little large, yes. The creator's goal was always to create a language with a small core but a rich set of features for extending the language (metaprogramming). Nim has bloated a little and we're now trying to remove as many features as we can without annoying too many people :)
  • weberc2 8y ago
    Glad to hear it. I've been skimming the documentation and definitely got the impression that it is a feature-rich language to put it politely :). In the words of Bjarne Stroustrup, it seems like there is a small core language that wants to get out. I imagine you could create a linter that catches uses of extraneous features and foster a culture of "Good nim code passes this linter"--you could create badges for repositories that show the percent of the code that adheres to the linter or something. Over time, you could deprecate and then remove these extraneous features.
  • mattbreeden 8y ago
    This is part of what turned me away from Nim, so it's good to hear that. Can you give some examples of some features you've removed recently? I notice you're not at 1.0, so are you comfortable ignoring the 'annoying too many people' part if you think there's enough of a reason to remove something?
    • dom96 8y ago
      One thing I can think of is the likely little known {.this.} feature, that's been removed. We definitely need to do more, and yeah, it's hard :)