Nim in Action
by Dominik Picheta · first published 2017
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Practical introduction to Nim by a core developer, teaching concepts from first principles through worked examples that run as written. Suits newcomers, especially Python programmers, who want to build real applications.
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Shameless plug, but by a nice coincidence, Manning has a discount on all printed books today. Among them is my book, Nim in Action, available for $25. If you're interested in Nim it's a great way to learn :) It was published in 2017 but we've ensured Nim is compatible with it (all book examples are in Nim's test suite), so apart…
on “Nim 1.0” ↗Glad to hear it. Thanks for your work on the language and the book. For those interested in the language, it's worth your money: https://www.manning.com/books/nim-in-action
on “Nim Programming Language v0.16.0 released” ↗…of working on a single project, most chapters have a little project (for example a chat CLI app or a Twitter-like website) which teaches you different things about Nim. 1 - https://manning.com/books/nim-in-action?a_aid=niminaction&a_...
on “Ask HN: What are some books where the reader learns by building one project?” ↗…reminds me of the Twitter clone[1] I included as a coding exercise in my book[2]. It's a very good way to learn as a basic Twitter clone is relatively simple to implement. 1 - https://github.com/dom96/nim-in-action-code/tree/master/Chap... 2 - https://book.picheta.me
on “Simple-twitter: A bare-bones Twitter clone implemented in a single file” ↗…Please read the excellent and thorough documentation here: https://github.com/nim-lang/nimble For more information, see the great documentation at http://nim-lang.org/documentation.html, the new book Nim in Action, https://www.manning.com/books/nim-in-action, or many other resources online such as those listed here: http://nim-lang.org/learn.html
on “Rust for Node developers” ↗> I encourage you to read the free chapter of Nim In Action as the author does a good job explaining why. Links: https://www.manning.com/books/nim-in-action and (for the free chapter) https://manning-content.s3.amazonaws.com/download/1/f2a2c55-... .
on “Nim Programming Language v0.15.0 released” ↗…clone in Nim then consider taking a look at my book[1]. It's not free but it is a good way to learn Nim and web development concepts in a systems programming language. 1 - https://manning.com/books/nim-in-action?a_aid=niminaction&a_...
on “Show HN: Learn how to build a small Twitter clone in 7 days” ↗two resources i enjoyed: "nim in action" by dom96 https://www.manning.com/books/nim-in-action nim days by xmonader https://xmonader.github.io/nimdays/
on “Pixie – A full-featured 2D graphics library for Nim” ↗I’d recommend looking into Nim in Action [1] by Dominik Picheta. Really good book overall and helps get you up and running with Nim concepts. Dominik is core Nim team and author of Nimble. 1: https://www.manning.com/books/nim-in-action
on “Pixie – A full-featured 2D graphics library for Nim” ↗> Nim in Action (book) Free chapters and some other resources available here: https://book.picheta.me/ :)
on “Computer Programming with Nim” ↗Nim in Action - a language book with syntax and the like of course, useful, but also one that tries to teach concepts from first principles.
on “Ask HN: Which books you have read till now that were worth investing time in?” ↗I'm a veerryy casual Nim learner, only experiment with it when not occupied with office work or another hobbies. Eventually I know Dominik Picheta a.k.a dom96, a very notable Nim contributor: - Nim in Action (I learnt mainly from this book) - Tools like jester, choosenim, etc left the community. The only I clue I have is his tweet: https://x.com/d0m96/status/1592827547582332929?lang=en. Unfortunately the…
on “Why Dom96 Left Nim?” ↗https://www.manning.com/books/nim-in-action - from one of the core developers.
on “Crystal 0.33” ↗Nim in Action
on “Ask HN: What was the best book you read in 2021?” ↗…is also a yearly meetup at FOSDEM, and talks, articles, and videos about the language and development is coming out all the time. Are there books and courses? - There is so far only one physical book, Nim in Action, and it's really good! As far as courses go there is no active course with a teacher and course material (as far as I know). But there are tutorials for all levels of programming skills, from never programmed…
on “Nim 1.0” ↗