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Man nim is such a cool language it just need some more community and better docs to get some hype.

pindab0ter 5y ago
What's the main use case of Nim, would you say? Is it good for personal project/automation, for desktop or web apps? Etc.
- otherme123 5y ago
  I started using it for parsing heavy files, just for the speed. Slowly I replaced Python with Nim for almost everything, even when it doesn't make much sense (e.g. for controlling Selenium), and only use Python when I need graphics (Matplotlib) or some other libraries that I cannot replace. IMO the main case is when you need C speed but you don't want to code in C.
  - mrweasel 5y ago
    Nim as a replacement for Python makes sense to me. We often hear that many Python developers went on to choose Go when needing more performance, but Nim feels like an easier move.
    - cb321 5y ago
      Nim code also tends to run faster than Go code (in my experience).
      - mrweasel 5y ago
        I didn’t meassure, but I also don’t have any experience saying otherwise. Both are great languages and depending on the problem I’d be happy to use either.
    - QQ00 5y ago
      Nim not only faster than Go but have a very similar syntax to python. It make more sense for Python developers to use Nim when need more speed instead of Go.
  - V1ndaar 5y ago
    > use Python when I need graphics (Matplotlib) I'm always open to suggestions etc. as to what's missing in ggplotnim [0]. I'd hope that by now the majority of use cases are covered. [0]: https://github.com/Vindaar/ggplotnim https://github.com/Vindaar/ggplotnim
  - QQ00 5y ago
    This sounds cool, I would be very interested if you had any public code on how to control Selenium using Nim.
    - otherme123 5y ago
      I just use https://github.com/halonium/halonium https://github.com/halonium/halonium, to automate some simple tasks. My code is less interesting than the "examples" folder of that repo.
- TylerE 5y ago
  When you want the performance of a low level compiled language with the ease of use and powerful constructs of a high level language - and don't want all the bondage and discipline of rust.

What's the main use case of Nim, would you say? Is it good for personal project/automation, for desktop or web apps? Etc.

otherme123 5y ago
I started using it for parsing heavy files, just for the speed. Slowly I replaced Python with Nim for almost everything, even when it doesn't make much sense (e.g. for controlling Selenium), and only use Python when I need graphics (Matplotlib) or some other libraries that I cannot replace. IMO the main case is when you need C speed but you don't want to code in C.
- mrweasel 5y ago
  Nim as a replacement for Python makes sense to me. We often hear that many Python developers went on to choose Go when needing more performance, but Nim feels like an easier move.
  - cb321 5y ago
    Nim code also tends to run faster than Go code (in my experience).
    - mrweasel 5y ago
      I didn’t meassure, but I also don’t have any experience saying otherwise. Both are great languages and depending on the problem I’d be happy to use either.
  - QQ00 5y ago
    Nim not only faster than Go but have a very similar syntax to python. It make more sense for Python developers to use Nim when need more speed instead of Go.
- V1ndaar 5y ago
  > use Python when I need graphics (Matplotlib) I'm always open to suggestions etc. as to what's missing in ggplotnim [0]. I'd hope that by now the majority of use cases are covered. [0]: https://github.com/Vindaar/ggplotnim https://github.com/Vindaar/ggplotnim
- QQ00 5y ago
  This sounds cool, I would be very interested if you had any public code on how to control Selenium using Nim.
  - otherme123 5y ago
    I just use https://github.com/halonium/halonium https://github.com/halonium/halonium, to automate some simple tasks. My code is less interesting than the "examples" folder of that repo.
TylerE 5y ago
When you want the performance of a low level compiled language with the ease of use and powerful constructs of a high level language - and don't want all the bondage and discipline of rust.