Re: Language Design Question: Backend C vs LLVM IR
Thank you for your answer. Nevertheless, Nim translates to C, C ++ and others. Why? To offer better interoperability with C besides C ++? And what are the differences in performance? Is C ++ generally faster than the target? And by what percentage is a program written in Nim slower on average than direct writing in C or C ++?
Language Design Question: Backend C vs LLVM IR
Why is Nim translated to C and not to LLVM IR (eg like Rust)? What are the advantages / disadvantages? I think that as a programmer you can already master C and thus optimize it better than doing it in a completely new language like IR. In addition, the whole LLVM framework is very extensive and complicated. On the other hand, does the IR allow more possibilities as an intermediate language?
