Nim in Action

Summary



Nim is a multi-paradigm language that offers powerful customization options with the ability to compile to everything from C to JavaScript. In Nim in Action you'll learn how Nim compares to other languages in style and performance, master its structure and syntax, and discover unique features.



Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.



About the Technology



Nim is a multi-paradigm programming language that offers powerful customization options with the ability to compile to everything from C to JavaScript. It can be used in any project and illustrates that you don't have to sacrifice performance for expressiveness!



About the Book



Nim in Action is your guide to application development in Nim. You'll learn how Nim compares to other languages in style and performance, master its structure and syntax, and discover unique features. By carefully walking through a Twitter clone and other real-world examples, you'll see just how Nim can be used every day while also learning how to tackle concurrency, package finished applications, and interface with other languages. With the best practices and rich examples in this book, you'll be able to start using Nim today.



What's Inside

Language features and implementationNimble package managerAsynchronous I/OInterfacing with C and JavaScriptMetaprogramming

About the Reader



For developers comfortable with mainstream languages like Java, Python, C++ or C#.



About the Author



Dominik Picheta is one of the principal developers of Nim and author of the Nimble package manager.



Summary

PART 1 -THE BASICS OF NIM

Why Nim?Getting started

PART 2 - NIM IN PRACTICE

3 Writing a chat application4 A tour through the standard library5 Package management6 Parallelism7 Building a Twitter clone

PART 3 - ADVANCED CONCEPTS

8 Interfacing with other languages9 Metaprogramming