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Nim in Action
Contributor(s): Picheta, Dominik (Author)

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 ISBN: 1617293431     ISBN-13: 9781617293436
Publisher: Manning Publications
OUR PRICE: $47.49  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- Computers | Programming Languages - Javascript
- Computers | Software Development & Engineering - General
- Computers | Web - Web Programming
Dewey: 005.3
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 7.3" W x 9.2" L (1.24 lbs) 320 pages
Features: Illustrated, Index, Price on Product
 
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Summary

Nim is a multi-paradigm language that offers powerful customization options with the ability to compile to everything from C to JavaScript. In Nim in Action you'll learn how Nim compares to other languages in style and performance, master its structure and syntax, and discover unique features.

Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.

About the Technology

Nim is a multi-paradigm programming language that offers powerful customization options with the ability to compile to everything from C to JavaScript. It can be used in any project and illustrates that you don't have to sacrifice performance for expressiveness

About the Book

Nim in Action is your guide to application development in Nim. You'll learn how Nim compares to other languages in style and performance, master its structure and syntax, and discover unique features. By carefully walking through a Twitter clone and other real-world examples, you'll see just how Nim can be used every day while also learning how to tackle concurrency, package finished applications, and interface with other languages. With the best practices and rich examples in this book, you'll be able to start using Nim today.

What's Inside

  • Language features and implementation
  • Nimble package manager
  • Asynchronous I/O
  • Interfacing with C and JavaScript
  • Metaprogramming

About the Reader

For developers comfortable with mainstream languages like Java, Python, C++ or C#.

About the Author

Dominik Picheta is one of the principal developers of Nim and author of the Nimble package manager.

Summary

    PART 1 -THE BASICS OF NIM
  1. Why Nim?
  2. Getting started
    3. PART 2 - NIM IN PRACTICE
  3. 3 Writing a chat application
  4. 4 A tour through the standard library
  5. 5 Package management
  6. 6 Parallelism
  7. 7 Building a Twitter clone
    8. PART 3 - ADVANCED CONCEPTS
  8. 8 Interfacing with other languages
  9. 9 Metaprogramming

Contributor Bio(s): Picheta, Dominik: -

Dominik Picheta is one of the main developers of the Nim programming language, he is also the author of the Nimble package manager as well as many other Nim tools.
 
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