The documentation consists of several documents:

  • Tutorial (part I)
    The Nim tutorial part one deals with the basics.
  • Tutorial (part II)
    The Nim tutorial part two deals with the advanced language constructs.
  • Language Manual
    The Nim manual is a draft that will evolve into a proper specification.
  • Library documentation
    This document describes Nim’s standard library.
  • Compiler user guide
    The user guide lists command line arguments, special features of the compiler, etc.
  • Tools documentation
    Description of some tools that come with the standard distribution.
  • GC
    Additional documentation about Nim’s GC and how to operate it in a
    realtime setting.
  • Source code filters
    The Nim compiler supports source code filters as a simple yet powerful builtin templating system.
  • Term rewriting macros
    Term rewriting macros enhance the compilation process with user defined optimizations.
  • Internal documentation
    The internal documentation describes how the compiler is implemented. Read this if you want to hack the compiler.
  • Index
    The generated index. Index + (Ctrl+F) == Joy