I always felt a tiny bit uncomfortable with the name _Nim_ \- it has a nice 
ring to it, but _a shortened version of Nimrod_ just seamed a bit lacking in 
mystiqued.

Now I just found out that that ["Nim" means 
"steal"](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nim). There's even a 
mathematical stealing-game called "Nim". Everything fell into place.

Good Artists Borrow, Good Artists Steal- and Nim stole so many good ideas from 
other languages it's a proper loot box. A bonafide collection of plunder, 
exquisite stolen artifacts perfectly curated, it's like visiting the London 
museum.

It's a real weight off my chest! Coding became instantly more fun now that I 
realized the name perfectly sums um _why_ Nim is the language to rule them all.

Good Languages Borrow, Great Languages Nim.

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