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> I still don't understand though why Nim is not as popular as Go. Young ecosystem, language still in flux, doesn't have name of big company.
by higerordermap 6y ago
> I still don't understand though why Nim is not as popular as Go.
Young ecosystem, language still in flux, doesn't have name of big company.
- cb321 6y agoI find that Nim compiles run as fast or faster than Go compiles and Nim code compiled with optimization tends to runs much faster than Go code.
- srean 6y agoGaining popularity is quite an exceptional event. Nim is a fine language although some choices are quite opinionated but such is the case for Go as well. D compiles (DMD compiler) pretty damn fast too. Which is exactly faster to compile D or Go depends on the nod in a horse race.
- vips7L 6y agoD just doesn't have a big company behind it to push it.
- higerordermap 6y agoNone of that contradicts my points.
- cb321 6y agoIt was meant only to supplement the discussion.
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