Today I learned:
- only the Nim discord has syntax highlighting for Nim code blocks,
- Nim has a separate set of procedures for `char` and `string` and this is
sometimes awkward (you need to use `allIt` or `mapIt`). I suppose it improves
efficiency, but it's an extra step compared to Python where iterating over a
string gives you a string (same type).
- I learned what's the difference between `int(char)` and `parseInt($char)`.
Python does it the opposite way: int() parses a string, ord() gives you the
internal numeric representation of a char.
- ternary only works if you put parentheses around it. I think the documentation
is outdated.
- Nim can reach the expressiveness/brevity of Python, but that may need more
knowledge because the type system is more nuanced.
- how much of a difference a good LSP makes