Nim in Action

DESCRIPTION Nim is a new general-purpose programming language that offers support for systems programming, object oriented programming, procedural programming, functional programming, and more. Nim combines the speed of C with the expressiveness of Python and the flexibility of Lisp and it compiles to C as well as C++, Objective C, and even JavaScript. Nim's features make it perfect for developing anything from web applications to operating systems. Nim in Action introduces the Nim programming language and teaches readers how to write native software applications and libraries, web applications, embedded device software, and programs that communicate over the internet. This book is full of hands-on examples that teach how to test, debug, document, and package Nim applications. It also reveals how to interface with foreign languages such as C and C++ and how to use metaprogramming features to write domain specific languages. This book demonstrates how to implement a fully-functioning chat server, a Twitter clone, and many other software projects. It provides readers with a solid knowledge of Nim and the ability to use it to write powerful, portable and efficient applications. KEY FEATURES • Teaches how to write portable and efficient applications in Nim • Written by one of the main contributors to the Nim language • Lots of practical, real world examples • Full of hands on code samples and projects • Compile to C, C++, Objective C, and even JavaScript AUDIENCE This book assumes you’re a working developer proficient with another language like Java, Ruby, Python, C#, or C++. ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY Nim is a new programming language that allows developers to write efficient software using a compiler, which produces native binaries with zero dependencies via compilation to the C programming language. It is the only programming language which combines the speed of C with the expressiveness of Python and the flexibility of Lisp.