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2559 :: Is Nim better than C?

[2016-10-01T14:02:56+02:00]

Atlas (orginal) [2016-10-01T14:02:56+02:00] view original

In the Nim in Action, it says that Nim can be used as a replacement of C language (used as a better C), but does that mean Nim is better and superior on C?

nimboolean (orginal) [2016-10-01T15:08:07+02:00] view original

Language X can be used as a replacement for C language(used as a better C), where Language X can be anywhere from C++, Java, D, Python, Go, OCaml, Erlang, Javascript etc., depending on what you are trying to do. Being better than C at something is not that difficult. Today C is chosen mostly because old habits die hard, not because it's the "best language overall".

leledumbo (orginal) [2016-10-01T19:59:04+02:00] view original

Nim can do everything that C can do (it is designed as a system programming language, can and has been proven to program a kernel), but will warn you about safety more than any C compiler will ever do. Nim has much more advanced features, so you can do things that are either inelegant, hard or impossible in C. In short, yes it's better and superior than C, as many other languages already do.

Atlas (orginal) [2016-10-02T11:15:42+02:00] view original

lededumbo, I totally agree, Nim is safer, better, more flexible and more expressive than C, I can anything in Nim (better) that C can do, Nim saves developers time, but C is time-consuming. but still, I have the interface to all software that are written in C.

leledumbo (orginal) [2016-10-02T19:31:40+02:00] view original

but still, I have the interface to all software that are written in C.
As in other languages, you can write Nim bindings for them. Be it manually by hand or using c2nim.