Re: Nim developers leaving Nim

2018-09-26 Thread arnetheduck
Don't remember the specifics, but the conversation was around useful third-party libraries no longer maintained.. emacs mode, a few other, that sort of stuff.. and above all, anecdotal. Some hard data on this, ie how often it happens and why, would be interesting to see.

Re: Nim developers leaving Nim

2018-09-26 Thread Araq
To be fair, I think the "several prominent Nim developers" is blown out of proportion, it was a single person who left Nim years ago. AFAIK.

Re: Nim developers leaving Nim

2018-09-26 Thread timothee
> Recently in the chat any links?

Nim developers leaving Nim

2018-09-26 Thread arnetheduck
Recently in the chat, there was a conversation about several prominent Nim developers moving on to different language pastures, which made me curious. When I read about people discovering Nim, they're excited - the first impression is often good - but what causes them to later leave? * Has an