Nim is an imperative, generalpurpose, multiparadigm, statically typed, systems, compiled programming language designed and developed by andreas rumpf. Many may discount the idea of best programming language with all languages have positives and negatives and that no one language could be the best. Russian translation by frol, chinese translation by jiyinyiyong. Legendary programming author herb schildt shares some of his favorite programming techniques in this highpowered java cookbook.
Mainstream ones alone, theres about a dozen or so of them. Nim is a powerful programming language that supports metaprogramming using macros. The markdown files are processed into html by pandoc the nim code exists under the codecode directory. Traits both provide a set of methods that implement behaviour to a class, and require that the class implement a set of methods that parameterize the provided behaviour for interobject communication, traits are somewhere between an objectoriented protocol interface and a mixin. Nim in action is your guide to application development in nim. The nim programming language can be seen in this tradition, as it is basically an easy language suited for beginners with no prior programming experience, but at the same time is not restricted in any way. Nim is a multiparadigm programming language that offers powerful.
This c programming book gives a good start and complete introduction for c programming for beginners. It was originally named nimrod and the project was made public in 2008. Nim language draws from best of python, rust, go, and lisp nim compiles and runs fast, delivers tiny executables on several platforms, and borrows great ideas from numerous other languages. This book will teach you how to develop practical software in the nim programming language. But if you are reading this nim tutorial, the chances are that you already know about nim. In nim in action youll learn how nim compares to other languages in style and performance, master its structure and syntax, and discover unique features. The compiler is free and opensource software and is being developed by a community of volunteers.
Learn the basics such as nim s syntax and advanced features including macros, and gain practical experience with the language by being led through multiple application development examples. What are the best features of the nim programming language. How to use object oriented programming in nim, exceptions, generics, and templates. Nim offers all the concepts of modern and powerful programming languages in combination with high performance and some sort of universality nim can be used to create programs for tiny. While the official tutorial is great, it slowly introduces you to the language. Instead i want to quickly show what you can do with nim that would be more difficult or impossible in other languages. Nim programming language is a python inspired programming language and is said to be faster than python as it did not only took successful concepts from python but other programming languages the. This book represents a comprehensive look at the c programming language and its features. This on the internet e book nim in action, by dominik picheta can be one of the options to accompany you when having extra time. Nim is a relatively new programming language which allows users to write easytoread highperformance code.
So you will be able to use what you learn for software projects in. This book includes many examples, both large and small, to show and teach you how software is written in nim. An interface may define one or more behaviors via method signatures, while a trait defines. While you could learn nim just for fun, i would say that on the balance, if youre worried about whether its worth learning, then the answer is no. The first part of this series will discuss the use of macros to simplify the creation of boilerplate code in nim. You may be already aware of this but i just want to get it out here. It is designed to be efficient, expressive, and elegant, supporting metaprogramming, functional, message passing, procedural, and objectoriented p. Java programming language, programming languages, books. Though a lot of nim programmers are unaware of their merits due to lack of learning resources. Monkey, the programming language that lives in books. Please expand the article to include this information.
But i believe, given a set of criteria we could compare various programming languages and attempt to figure out which one is better in most criteria. It covers features that are present in all programming languages. As you wander a bit further down the obscurity path, youll find languages like elm, elixir, purescript, and reason. Nim formerly nimrod is a statically typed, imperative programming language that gives the programmer power without compromises on runtime efficiency. Nim for python programmers guide to nim for people with experience in python. Nim 100s of solutions for various tasks using nim implementations available in other languages as well. Nim is a multiparadigm programming language that offers powerful customization options with the ability to compile to everything from c to javascript. The first version of the nim compiler was written in pascal using the free pascal compiler. It can be used in any project and illustrates that you dont have to sacrifice performance for expressiveness. Nim is also strongly typed, compiles to c or javascript, produces small binaries, calls itself systems programming language, etc. I saw a few posts where people were complaining about nims lackluster support for highlighting and autocomplete suggestions in text editors ide. There is a makefile in the code directory that compiles all source files. A programming language underdog totally wearing pants. Discover your new favorite programming language books at low prices.
This book should get a second edition because nim 0. Nims initial development was started in 2005 by andreas rumpf. Nim in action introduces the nim programming language and teaches. Follows the functional and concatenative programming paradigms provides a wide range of combinators for advanced stack manipulation and dequoting provides a minimal set of data types. As devs in late 2018, weve got lots of programming language choices. Nim programming language gaining traction slashdot. For what its worth, i consider nim in action to have sold very well, but i myself dont know what success here looks like no idea how many books other programming language books sell. Programming languages, computer programming, books.
Nim language draws from best of python, rust, go, and lisp. A macro system for monkey was published in 2017 as a free to read online or download addition to writing an interpreter in go it can be thought of as writing an interpreter in gos fifth chapter, since builds directly upon the previous four chapters and extends the monkey interpreter as it stands at the end of the book. I could claim objects are groovy but still out of scope for the book. With the best practices and rich examples in this book, youll be able to start using nim. Run make after you complete a recipe to make sure your program compiles. With such a widespread paradigm, that omission makes me sad. This guide explains how to install nim programming language on linux. And it keeps its code examples compact and to the point. Learn the basics such as nims syntax and advanced features including macros, and gain practical experience with the language by being led through multiple application development examples. It could be that nim is the next major programming language, that it will take the world by sto. About the technology nim is a multiparadigm programming language that offers powerful customization options with the ability to compile to everything from c to javascript. In 2008, a version of the compiler written in nim was released. Great selection of new and used programming language books.
Nim in action the first nim book, nim in action, is now available for purchase as an ebook or printed soft cover book. About this book nim in action is a practical way to learn how to develop software using the open source nim programming language. Check out these best online nim courses and tutorials recommended by the programming community. Nim is a new systems programming language that gives you the lowlevel power of c with the elegance and ease of languages like python and ruby.
Nim programming language wikimili, the best wikipedia. Nim in action is an excellent guide for learning the new and versatile nim programming language. The book includes best practices and concepts that apply to almost all programming languages. Learn nim from one of the main developers of the language. Basic computer literacy is assumed, but no special knowledge is needed. This book contains many real life examples derived from the authors experience as a linux system and network administrator, trainer and consultant. It is perfect for developers that wish to explore systems programming.
The language is still not fully complete, but core. Nim is a young, statically typed programming language that has been getting more attention recently. Nim is a compiled, garbagecollected systems programming language. Creating a web driver package and fixing stdlib bugs in the nim programming language duration. About the book nim in action is your guide to application development in nim.
Most programming language books, especially ones that try to implement a whole language, leave objects out. Nim by example series of pages and examples for learning the nim programming language. In fact, youre holding one of the very first books about it. Nim is a powerful statically typed language that allows the programmer expressiveness without compromising runtime performance. Allinall, this is a great get started book for a wonderful language that is made cleverly to take the programming into the right direction. Learn the all basics and advanced features of c programming in no time from bestselling programming author harry. Nim formerly named nimrod is an imperative, generalpurpose, multiparadigm, statically typed, systems, compiled programming language designed and. Nims design focuses on efficiency, expressiveness and elegance. Organized for quick reference, each recipe shows how to accomplish a practical programming task. Nim is an opensource, imperative, multiparadigm and compiled programming language.