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A better alternative to Rust and Go

7 points by sacheendra 12y ago

bsg75 12y ago
Why is it better?
ominous_prime 12y ago
This is just the front page if the nimrod site. There's nothing there about Rust, Go, or any language comparison.
alex_duf 12y ago
Misleading title indeed.
K-Wall 12y ago
Curious choice of name. I expected satire from a language called Nimrod. I don't see where this is a better alternative to Rust or Go.
quakkels 12y ago
Was expecting a link to D ;-)
drakaal 12y ago
Having worked in a Hebrew School I get that Nimrod was a hero, but in most of the world Nimrod is an insult. While "rust" is typically not a positive thing, it does imply 'aged' which can be a good thing in a programming language. I understand that Nimrod is typically about as fast as Go and Rust in performance, but Google's adoption of Go does offer Go a significant advantage as a CV/Career builder. The title of this thread is a bit misleading as the page doesn't really talk about why Nimrod is a good alternative.
- dbaupp 12y ago
  Git is an insult too.
minaandrawos 12y ago
Can anyone provide more concise points into why Nimrod is a better alternative to Go or Rust? The way the language is described sounds pretty close to Go, I am curious where it shines compared to them?
- TylerE 12y ago
  Metaprogramming! Real generics! (Hygenic) lisp style macros Also, and I know this is subjective, better syntax.
elementai 12y ago
Probably it's better than Rust and Go via more powerful macro system, although I'm not very sure because reasoning about macros is kind of hard.
sacheendra 12y ago
Sorry if the title was misleading. While better is a very subjective term, I meant nimrod to better in the sense that, while Rust ans Go are amazing languages, I believe they do not do anything to make programming and understanding code easier. Nimrod makes an a better attempt at simplifying syntax and making distribution easier than Rust or Go.
jenhsun 12y ago
Google Result: Benchmarks Round Two: Parallel Go, Rust, D, Scala and Nimrod. http://togototo.wordpress.com/2013/08/23/benchmarks-round-two-parallel-go-rust-d-scala-and-nimrod/ http://togototo.wordpress.com/2013/08/23/benchmarks-round-tw... Consider the Nimrod Programming Language http://geetduggal.wordpress.com/2014/03/03/consider-nimrod/ http://geetduggal.wordpress.com/2014/03/03/consider-nimrod/

7 points by sacheendra 12y ago

bsg75 12y ago

Why is it better?

ominous_prime 12y ago

This is just the front page if the nimrod site. There's nothing there about Rust, Go, or any language comparison.

alex_duf 12y ago

Misleading title indeed.

K-Wall 12y ago

Curious choice of name. I expected satire from a language called Nimrod. I don't see where this is a better alternative to Rust or Go.

quakkels 12y ago

Was expecting a link to D ;-)

drakaal 12y ago

Having worked in a Hebrew School I get that Nimrod was a hero, but in most of the world Nimrod is an insult. While "rust" is typically not a positive thing, it does imply 'aged' which can be a good thing in a programming language. I understand that Nimrod is typically about as fast as Go and Rust in performance, but Google's adoption of Go does offer Go a significant advantage as a CV/Career builder. The title of this thread is a bit misleading as the page doesn't really talk about why Nimrod is a good alternative.

dbaupp 12y ago
Git is an insult too.

minaandrawos 12y ago

Can anyone provide more concise points into why Nimrod is a better alternative to Go or Rust? The way the language is described sounds pretty close to Go, I am curious where it shines compared to them?

TylerE 12y ago
Metaprogramming! Real generics! (Hygenic) lisp style macros Also, and I know this is subjective, better syntax.

elementai 12y ago

Probably it's better than Rust and Go via more powerful macro system, although I'm not very sure because reasoning about macros is kind of hard.

sacheendra 12y ago

Sorry if the title was misleading. While better is a very subjective term, I meant nimrod to better in the sense that, while Rust ans Go are amazing languages, I believe they do not do anything to make programming and understanding code easier. Nimrod makes an a better attempt at simplifying syntax and making distribution easier than Rust or Go.

jenhsun 12y ago

Google Result: Benchmarks Round Two: Parallel Go, Rust, D, Scala and Nimrod. http://togototo.wordpress.com/2013/08/23/benchmarks-round-two-parallel-go-rust-d-scala-and-nimrod/ http://togototo.wordpress.com/2013/08/23/benchmarks-round-tw... Consider the Nimrod Programming Language http://geetduggal.wordpress.com/2014/03/03/consider-nimrod/ http://geetduggal.wordpress.com/2014/03/03/consider-nimrod/