> Sure, IDEs can go a long way toward helping with this problem, but if I'm
> reading code on GitHub I often have no idea where a proc is coming from. This
> makes it extremely difficult to trace how the code functions without cloning
> it locally to open in VSCode.
Well, that's a trade-off, an
> What is it specifically about Nim that you find hard to read, compared to
> which mainstream languages?
Nim should not be compared with "mainstream languages". Looking at the [top of
the TIOBE Index](https://archive.fo/aISH1) \- the first 17 are either VM,
scripting, or unsafe systems languag
> Tuples are defined like an object, but with square brackets on the same line
You can define them exactly the same as the objects (so there you go, another
example for your "more than should be necessary" syntax list :))
type
Person = tuple
name: string
age: i
Not OP, but in my brief few months using Nim it's
1\. Non-explicit imports
Sure, IDEs can go a long way toward helping with this problem, but if I'm
reading code on GitHub I often have no idea where a proc is coming from. This
makes it extremely difficult to trace how the code functions without
What is it specifically about Nim that you find hard to read, compared to which
mainstream languages?
I find Nim very readable, but I admit that the metaprogramming features (Nim's
most important differentiating features IMO) require me to focus more. That's
not that different from other langua
If you find the most libs from the most prominent members of Nim community too
complex and sophisticated to use, then report a Bug.
Believe it or not Developers cant read minds, so User feedback is very
appreciated. (at least for my projects)
Definitely we need some articles on multithreading. Specially now with the
additions of owned refs, destructors, etc.
I have to use whatever the team uses :-)
> Nim is easy to write but hard to read. I often have troubles coming back to
> my projects and trying to understand the little differences of nim compared
> to my other projects in more mainstream languages.
Why do you have other projects in languages other than Nim? That's your problem
right
IMHO, the Nim development and code reading experience would benefit greatly
from advanced IDE features, which as of yet don't exist. (VScode is the best
supported editor at present.)
Nim doesn't force you to explicitly repeat the module prefix where something
comes from - if the compiler can fi
Nim is easy to write but hard to read. I often have troubles coming back to my
projects and trying to understand the little differences of nim compared to my
other projects in more mainstream languages.
Due to the very few medium to advanced projects out there I often struggle to
follow somethi
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