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Add to SafariWhen comparing Nim vs Java, the Slant community recommends Nim for most people. In the question“What are the best programming languages for data science?” Nim is ranked 4th while Java is ranked 16th. The most important reason people chose Nim is:
Nim gains portability and optimization because it compiles to C, which offers a lot of choices from modern C compilers.
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Pros
Pro Great portability and optimization
Nim gains portability and optimization because it compiles to C, which offers a lot of choices from modern C compilers.
Pro Python-like syntax
Readable, clean and familiar to Python developers.
Pro Cross-platform
Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Pro Verbosity
It makes it easy to debug and to read code.
Pro Mature ecosystem
The language and all its tools have enough time to age and they've aged well.
Pro Type-safe
It is easier to catch errors sooner.
Cons
Con Memory hungry
Running the virtual machine, application server and application itself consumes significant amount of resources.
Con Unnecessarily obtuse and verbose
If you like typing 40 lines of code to open a file, Java is the language for you. If, on the other hand, you’d actually like to get something done, look elsewhere.
Con Oracle
Enough said.
In more detail: Oracle has acquired Java from Sun and continues to surround it with controversy ever since (legendary lawsuit with google, money extortion from the enterprise users etc.).
