Quick Start 2018

The Essential Docs, to get started quickly.

1. Here's what you'll need to deploy your program. Choose a target platform: [Windows] [Linux] [Mac] [Android] [iPhone] [Web] [Web+Wasm] [Haiku] [Genode] [Nintendo Switch]

Note: Instructions for cross compilation are here.

2. Set up your environment, our recommendation. Please choose a platform: ...

3. Interacting with the compiler, basic instructions.

4. Writing a basic library, source control, unit tests, and IDE tips

5. Getting a skeleton program up and running, and using that library. Please choose target for a step by step tutorial.

6. Language basics.

• These are wonderful tutorials: ... links...

7. Language at a glance, Nim from mainstream language:

• Nim for python programmers
• Nim for the C programmer
• Nim for C#

Also explain support for different paradigms in Nim. (procedural, OOP, functional)

8. Use Cases: How to do X in Nim? (by topic)

• Show Nim packages and std lib, Maybe in reference to other language capabilities, or even compared to their samples.
• Be honest if there are some holes, chance to show interop with python and nimgen+c2nim.

9. To learn more about Nim's features and how to use them, please refer to the official tutorial Part1, Part2, and the Manual.