I am still tinkering with the Nim programming language, and quite enjoying it. I find the language to be well thought out, and it’s very easy to build little libraries which have unit tests included in them. I like that idea.
But I have noticed that the binaries can be quite a lot bigger than my equivalent C programs, which I suppose is to be expected. So I have also been experimenting with the UPX packer which helps to keep the file size down … this could be useful if you want to run your Nim programs on something tiny, like a router.
In the end, I did buy a copy of the Nim in Action book, available through Manning’s early access program. I’d recommend this book to people who are learning Nim, I found it easy to follow and enjoyable to read.
Because Nim has not reached v1 yet, for the moment I’m only using it for experimentation and hobbyist-type stuff. But when it actually hits v1, I think that I’d consider using it for real work too.
