Nim

Nim is a compiled, garbage-collected systems programming language with a design that focuses on efficiency, expressiveness, and elegance.

$ snap install nim-lang --classic

Includes the complete Nim toolchain:

• nim-lang.nim - Nim compiler
• nim-lang.nimble - Nim package manager
• nim-lang.nimcsources
• nim-lang.nimfind
• nim-lang.nimgrep
• nim-lang.nimpretty
• nim-lang.nimsuggest
• nim-lang.testament
• nim-lang.nim-gdb

Use the snap alias function to shorten commands for ease of use:

sudo snap alias nim-lang.nim nim

You can install nim-lang, nim-lang-nightly, and nim-lang-lts-1 side-by-side with snaps.

Additional Nim resources:

• https://nim-lang.org/ - Nim Website
• https://nim-lang.org/learn.html - Tutorials
• https://nim-lang.org/documentation.html - Documentation
• https://forum.nim-lang.org/ - Forum
• https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim - Nim GitHub Page
• https://www.manning.com/books/nim-in-action - Book from Manning Publications