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Then there's Nim which is great as a general purpose language and has great ergonomics too.


But, ran by a BDFL that doesn't ever want to become a foundation and share power, is known to throw tempter tantrums, and freaks about LGBTQ people and creators.


I would ask for a source for your claim but we both know it's bull.


I wrote this on Mastodon, but I will copy it over here. Because he spouts nonsense all across the forum on a fairly regular basis.

The creator is a BDFL but they are against setting up a foundation because they <i>"lost faith in mankind"</i> and then ranted about "master vs main" on git, and used that to segue into a mini-rant on essentially "woke" ideology. In less than 500 characters.

> Here is a hint: If you are obsessed with racism and sexism it's because you're a racist and sexist. Now go and cancel "He-Man - Masters of the Universe" because obviously He-Man is a slave owner.

I get the vibe they might be racist, sexist, and just a bit out-of-touch with reality. I wouldn't trust having corporate code, or any code, built on it. Dude is a bit unhinged in that regard.

["Nim Forum: Nim Succession Plan, 2023"](https://forum.nim-lang.org/t/10312)


He's not unhinged, just a right-wing politically. If you believe it's a crime or that we should all ignore software based on political alignment of their creators, thats telling me more about you, than Nim's BDFL.

> all across the forum on a fairly regular basis.

Two times, more than 2 years ago is not "all across" and neither it's "regular". I am a regular user on the forum, and I haven't seen any rants apart from two you referenced here.

> and just a bit out-of-touch with reality.

*a bit out of touch with american politics




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