https://nim-lang.org/araq/nimony.html

Though some people already said their concerns about real "WCET" and that it more looks like a marketing bs..
But in general there was positive sentiment about proposed changes

On Monday, 5 May 2025 at 08:35:01 UTC, Sergey wrote:

I'm in the Nim Discord server and I still don't know what Nimony is.
There is a lesson here about focusing on things that don't matter to most users, but ehh.

On Monday, 5 May 2025 at 09:38:24 UTC, Kapendev wrote:

It's a compiler rewrite, for Nim 3.0, literally the first sentence on that document

huh?

• compiler performance
• incremental recompilation
• better error handling
• better concurrency & parallelism

is that what you call "things" that don't matter to "most users"?

"most users" must not be serious people ;)

anyways, i'm now very curious about nim 3.0

On Monday, 5 May 2025 at 13:08:25 UTC, ryuukk_ wrote:

Hasn't there already been an attempt, possibly two, to write new D front ends?

They appear to have stalled, maybe failed, or are they still ongoing?

On Monday, 5 May 2025 at 13:34:41 UTC, Derek Fawcus wrote:

SDL is still ongoing project
But not so many people involved in this project

On Monday, 5 May 2025 at 13:08:25 UTC, ryuukk_ wrote:

You say that, but it is more than that. Maybe you should read more than just the first sentence.

Do you need a new compiler/transpiler to add better error handling? Everything you listed can be added to the current Nim implementation.

You have to sell a change to your users. This blog does not do that. Most users also care about a stable language and good UX. Nim had a new version recently that was a bit rushed and this new change also introduces breaking changes. Breaking stuff can be OK, depends on the context, but Nim is breaking stuff too often right now.

On Monday, 5 May 2025 at 17:05:13 UTC, Kapendev wrote:

Please don't get snarky, let's keep the discussion civil. Thanks!