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diff --git a/web/news/e025_bountysource_update.rst b/web/news/e025_bountysource_update.rst deleted file mode 100644 index 00ca7022e..000000000 --- a/web/news/e025_bountysource_update.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,73 +0,0 @@ -BountySource Update: The Road to v1.0 -===================================== - -.. container:: metadata - - Cross posted by Dominik Picheta on 06/08/2016 from - `Update #4 on BountySource <https://salt.bountysource.com/teams/nim/updates/4-the-road-to-v1-0>`_ - -We are now in the fourth month of the -`Nim BountySource fundraiser <https://salt.bountysource.com/teams/nim>`_ and -here is -this month's update[1]. Once again this month, we have beat our previous -donation record of $1280 having raised over $1600 over the course of July! -That's now 4 months in a row that your monthly donations have been increasing. -As always we are absolutely blown away by your contributions, -`myself <https://github.com/dom96>`_ and the -rest of the Nim team are extremely thankful for them. It's not only helping us -pay for the necessary expenses (like for example the server that -http://nim-lang.org runs on) but it also inspires us to keep going and to make -Nim the best programming language that it can be. - -As mentioned in -`last month's update <https://salt.bountysource.com/teams/nim/updates/3-engaging-with-our-community>`_, we have begun the process of engaging with -the Nim community through a survey. This survey has now been open for more than -a month and will be closing very soon (in about 2 days), so if you haven't -answered it yet, now would be a perfect time to do so. You can find the survey -here: http://nim-lang.org/survey. - -The survey itself has been designed for three types of people: Nim users, -ex-Nim users and people who have never used Nim before. This means that you -have no excuse not to answer it[2]. There are almost 700 submissions and after -the survey is finalised, a blog post will be written with a thorough analysis. - -It is my hope that the survey analysis will give the Nim team a good idea of -what needs to be implemented before version 1.0 can be released. Personally, I -hope to make a thorough review of the standard library to ensure that it is -ready for the "1.0 backwards compatibility lock"[3]. Although I myself have -been very busy lately[4], `Araq <http://github.com/Araq>`_ has been working very hard to fix -`High Priority <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22High+Priority%22>`_ -issues, ahead of the 1.0 release. And as always, there has also been a -`lot of pull requests <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/pulse>`_ -from a wide range of Nim users. - -Lastly, I would like to mention -`Nim in Action <https://manning.com/books/nim-in-action?a_aid=niminaction&a_bid=78a27e81>`_ once again. I have recently -finished the final chapter. All that remains now are corrections (based mainly -on your feedback, huge thanks to everyone for reading!) and a final review. -The book will then be put into production[5] with an estimated print date of -around the 20th of January (as usual delays are very much possible). If you -have not yet picked up the book, now would be a perfect time to do so. There -is still time for you to give feedback about the book, and for me to improve it -based on your remarks. It is not often that you can influence a book in this -way, and it is my hope that you will help me make this book one of the best -resources for learning Nim! - -As always, many thanks for reading and if you have any questions or feedback -feel free to get in touch via email at contact@nim-lang.org or via -`Twitter <https://twitter.com/nim_lang>`_. - -1 - These updates have so far been fairly regular and it is my hope to write -at least one a month. Yep, I am patting myself on the back :) - -2 - I joke of course, don't worry about if you don't have the time :) - -3 - After version 1.0, it is typical for a piece of software (especially -a programming language) to ensure that backwards compatibility is not broken -between further minor versions until a new major version such as 2.0 is released. - -4 - Writing a book, moving to Switzerland to start a new job, and playing -`Pokemon Go <https://pokemongostatus.org/>`_ has certainly kept me busy. - -5 - Basically the brilliant guys at `Manning <https://manning.com>`_ will -process the book so that it looks good in a printed format. |