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Nim is nice but I can't really find a use for it. Maybe it's because I started out on dynamic languages (Ruby and R) where I got used to writing in a dynamic l

Nim is nice but I can't really find a use for it. Maybe it's because I started out on dynamic languages (Ruby and R) where I got used to writing in a dynamic language and then rewriting bottlenecks in C++. Nim is in the awkward middle area where it's got a GC so it'll never replace C/C++ but it also isn't as productive as something like Ruby.

miguel_martin 1y ago
Nim 2 does not have a mandatory gc. It is recommended to use ARC, which has similar semantics to C++, ie moves, copies, etc. Unlike D, the GC is not mandatory for the standard library.