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brew install nim v2.2.10 MIT

Statically typed systems programming language that compiles to C, C++, or JavaScript.

Why you might care

Nim offers Python-like syntax with C performance and compile-time metaprogramming via macros. It's a single-binary compiler producing efficient native code or JavaScript, making it useful for systems tools, CLI applications, and cross-platform projects where you want expressiveness without the runtime overhead of interpreted languages.

Categories

compiler language-runtime

Alternatives

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help2man

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