> It would contain less code, therefore less bugs It would also be less useful.
> Nim language reference would be smaller and therefore compiler implementation > easier The language is not its stdlib. > It would be easier to develop a test suite that signals the > production-readiness of Nim We have a good test suite. > It would strengthen Nim's status as a systems programming language This sentence lacks substance. > There would be more time to develop new features instead of maintaining > legacy code Depends on how we do it. "The stdlib modules that nobody uses and thus get no bug reports and receive no commits" are not exactly slowing down Nim's development... I can see the value of cleaning things up, don't get me wrong, and it's important for version 1 but let's be realistic, it won't make developing a WebAssembly backend any easier.
