I use NodeJS quite a bit, which has massive ecosystem, but recently (and especially After TJ Hollowaychuk's announcement about moving to Go) I've been taking a

I use NodeJS quite a bit, which has massive ecosystem, but recently (and especially After TJ Hollowaychuk's announcement about moving to Go) I've been taking a fresh look at these new-fangled systems languages, including Go, Rust and Nimrod, plus Apple Swift. If I'm going to tool and skill up in a new systems language, I want not just performance and nice syntax but also reach. Of the three, Nimrod is the only one with a convincing story for running on the main consumer platforms (iOS, Android, Windows), server platforms (Linux, *NIX) and embedded systems - because it compiles to C or Objective C (or JS for that matter!). That strikes me as a neat approach. Whilst there are attempts to get Rust and Go compiling for iOS, they don't seem very advanced. The small ecosystem is definitely a concern, but could also be an opportunity for a mid-sized IT corp to step into the ring with the big hitters and all their shiny new systems languages by backing this project.