Nim in Action: Yet another programming language. How is it better than others?

[Mohamed Sanaulla]

Hello Dominik,

We have yet another programming language. How do you think is Nim different from other languages in the software development world?

What is the learning curve for those coming from languages like Java?

And what are the industrial applications of Nim?

[Dominik Picheta]

Hello Mohamed,

Nim offers a combination of three features: the efficiency of C, the expressiveness of Python and the flexibility of Lisp. There isn't a language out there that offers all of these in one package.

It's easy to get started with Nim because the advanced features such as generics and macros don't need to be used immediately. Once you learn the core concepts of the language it's easy to then learn a bit more about the more advanced features.

Nim can be used in practically every industry. Currently its been particularly well adopted for video game development, but it can be used as a replacement for C when writing software for microcontrollers or as a replacement for Python when writing web applications.

Hope this answers your questions

Thanks,
Dominik

[Paul Anilprem]

Dominik Picheta wrote:
Currently its been particularly well adopted for video game development, ...

Could you please tell us if you know of any video game developed in nim?

[Dominik Picheta]

Sure, here is one: https://impbox.itch.io/vektor2089

[Paul Anilprem]

Dominik Picheta wrote:Sure, here is one: https://impbox.itch.io/vektor2089

thank you!