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diff --git a/nim.html.markdown b/nim.html.markdown index c74fece7..30dfa94f 100644 --- a/nim.html.markdown +++ b/nim.html.markdown @@ -3,14 +3,34 @@ language: Nim filename: learnNim.nim contributors: - ["Jason J. Ayala P.", "http://JasonAyala.com"] + - ["Dennis Felsing", "http://felsin9.de/nnis/"] --- -Nim (formally Nimrod) is a statically typed, imperative programming language +Nim (formerly Nimrod) is a statically typed, imperative programming language that gives the programmer power without compromises on runtime efficiency. Nim is efficient, expressive, and elegant. -```ruby +```nim +# Single-line comments start with a # + +#[ + Multi-line comments begin with a #[ + ... and end with ]# + +They don't care about indentation + + #[ + and they can be nested + ]# + +]# + +discard """ +This can also work as a multiline comment. +Or for unparsable, broken code +""" + var # Declare (and assign) variables, letter: char = 'n' # with or without type annotations lang = "N" & "im" @@ -34,10 +54,6 @@ when compileBadCode: # `when` is a compile time `if` discard 1 > 2 # Note: The compiler will complain if the result of an expression # is unused. `discard` bypasses this. -discard """ -This can work as a multiline comment. -Or for unparsable, broken code -""" # # Data Structures @@ -60,6 +76,13 @@ var drinks = @["Water", "Juice", "Chocolate"] # @[V1,..,Vn] is the sequence literal +drinks.add("Milk") + +if "Milk" in drinks: + echo "We have Milk and ", drinks.len - 1, " other drinks" + +let myDrink = drinks[2] + # # Defining Types # @@ -68,7 +91,7 @@ drinks = @["Water", "Juice", "Chocolate"] # @[V1,..,Vn] is the sequence literal # static typing powerful and useful. type - Name = string # A type alias gives you a new type that is interchangable + Name = string # A type alias gives you a new type that is interchangeable Age = int # with the old type but is more descriptive. Person = tuple[name: Name, age: Age] # Define data structures too. AnotherSyntax = tuple @@ -101,7 +124,7 @@ when compileBadCode: type Color = enum cRed, cBlue, cGreen - Direction = enum # Alternative formating + Direction = enum # Alternative formatting dNorth dWest dEast @@ -147,7 +170,7 @@ var anotherArray = ["Default index", "starts at", "0"] # More data structures are available, including tables, sets, lists, queues, # and crit bit trees. -# http://nimrod-lang.org/lib.html#collections-and-algorithms +# http://nim-lang.org/docs/lib.html#collections-and-algorithms # # IO and Control Flow @@ -166,7 +189,7 @@ else: # `while`, `if`, `continue`, `break` -import strutils as str # http://nimrod-lang.org/strutils.html +import strutils as str # http://nim-lang.org/docs/strutils.html echo "I'm thinking of a number between 41 and 43. Guess which!" let number: int = 42 var @@ -227,7 +250,7 @@ proc ask(question: string): Answer = else: echo("Please be clear: yes or no") proc addSugar(amount: int = 2) = # Default amount is 2, returns nothing - assert(amount > 0 or amount < 9000, "Crazy Sugar") + assert(amount > 0 and amount < 9000, "Crazy Sugar") for a in 1..amount: echo(a, " sugar...") @@ -255,11 +278,11 @@ performance, and compile-time features. ## Further Reading -* [Home Page](http://nimrod-lang.org) -* [Download](http://nimrod-lang.org/download.html) -* [Community](http://nimrod-lang.org/community.html) -* [FAQ](http://nimrod-lang.org/question.html) -* [Documentation](http://nimrod-lang.org/documentation.html) -* [Manual](http://nimrod-lang.org/manual.html) -* [Standard Libray](http://nimrod-lang.org/lib.html) -* [Rosetta Code](http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Category:Nimrod) +* [Home Page](http://nim-lang.org) +* [Download](http://nim-lang.org/download.html) +* [Community](http://nim-lang.org/community.html) +* [FAQ](http://nim-lang.org/question.html) +* [Documentation](http://nim-lang.org/documentation.html) +* [Manual](http://nim-lang.org/docs/manual.html) +* [Standard Library](http://nim-lang.org/docs/lib.html) +* [Rosetta Code](http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Category:Nim) |