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diff --git a/doc/backends.txt b/doc/backends.txt index 6446103ed..b7f5308ab 100644 --- a/doc/backends.txt +++ b/doc/backends.txt @@ -20,10 +20,12 @@ to compile to C++, Objective-C or JavaScript. This document tries to concentrate in a single place all the backend and interfacing options. The Nim compiler supports mainly two backend families: the C, C++ and -Objective-C targets and the JavaScript target. `The C like targets`_ creates -source files which can be compiled into a library or a final executable. `The -JavaScript target`_ can generate a ``.js`` file which you reference from an -HTML file or create a `standalone nodejs program <http://nodejs.org>`_. +Objective-C targets and the JavaScript target. `The C like targets +<#backends-the-c-like-targets>`_ creates source files which can be compiled +into a library or a final executable. `The JavaScript target +<#backends-the-javascript-target>`_ can generate a ``.js`` file which you +reference from an HTML file or create a `standalone nodejs program +<http://nodejs.org>`_. On top of generating libraries or standalone applications, Nim offers bidirectional interfacing with the backend targets through generic and @@ -205,9 +207,10 @@ from the previous section): Compile the Nim code to JavaScript with ``nim js -o:calculator.js calculator.nim`` and open ``host.html`` in a browser. If the browser supports -javascript, you should see the value ``10``. In JavaScript the `echo proc -<system.html#echo>`_ will modify the HTML DOM and append the string. Use the -`dom module <dom.html>`_ for specific DOM querying and modification procs. +javascript, you should see the value ``10`` in the browser's console. Use the +`dom module <dom.html>`_ for specific DOM querying and modification procs +or take a look at `karax <https://github.com/pragmagic/karax>`_ for how to +develop browser based applications. Backend code calling Nim |