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Welcome to Nim
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-**Nim** (formerly known as "Nimrod") is a statically typed, imperative
+**Nim** is a statically typed, imperative
programming language that tries to give the programmer ultimate power without
compromises on runtime efficiency. This means it focuses on compile-time
mechanisms in all their various forms.