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3pt14159 on Jan 28, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Show HN: “Nim in Action” is now available

First chapter is good. It introduces the main concepts gently. I would have mentioned compile times, since it is one of the main draws to Go, but other than that I think the first chapter is good.

Even though I write Nim code, I still bought the book, but more so for the later chapters:

    8. INTERFACING WITH OTHER LANGUAGES
    9. METAPROGRAMMING
    10. DIRECT HARDWARE CONTROL

Since I don't have very much experience there. Also maybe a chapter on debugging might help, especially for people that are coming from Python or Ruby.

Best of luck with the rest of the writing!

dom96 on Jan 28, 2016 [–]

Thank you for reading and posting feedback!

I think you're right, Nim compile times are fast and deserve to be mentioned. Will make a note to add this.

Debugging will be a part of Chapter 5. But I will make a note about addressing people coming from Python and Ruby.

Thanks again!

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