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diff --git a/web/assets/style.css b/web/assets/style.css index 715214a1a..5cee279fc 100644 --- a/web/assets/style.css +++ b/web/assets/style.css @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ html, body { #page { position:relative; float:left; padding:20px 30px 50px 50px; width:620px; color:#343739; } - #page h1 { margin-top:40px; } + #page h1 { margin-top:40px; line-height: 28px; } #page h2 { margin-top:40px; } #page p { text-align:justify; } diff --git a/web/community.txt b/web/community.txt index b9a0a4196..d45e7df61 100644 --- a/web/community.txt +++ b/web/community.txt @@ -1,15 +1,55 @@ -Discuss Nimrod in our `forum <http://forum.nimrod-code.org/>`_. +Forum +===== -Visit our project page at GitHub: http://github.com/Araq/Nimrod. +The `Nimrod forum <http://forum.nimrod-code.org/>`_ is the place where most +discussions related to the language happen. It not only includes discussions +relating to the design of Nimrod but also allows for beginners to ask questions +relating to Nimrod. -Wiki: http://github.com/Araq/Nimrod/wiki. +IRC +==== -Bug reports: http://github.com/Araq/Nimrod/issues. +Many Nimrod developers are a part of the +`#nimrod IRC channel <http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=nimrod>`_ on +Freenode. That is the place where the rest of the discussion relating to Nimrod +occurs. Be sure to join us there if you wish to discuss Nimrod in real-time. +IRC is the perfect place for people just starting to learn Nimrod and we +welcome any questions that you may have! -For quickest feedback, join our IRC channel: irc://irc.freenode.net/nimrod -(logs at `<http://build.nimrod-code.org/irclogs/>`_). +You may also be interested in reading the +`IRC logs <http://build.nimrod-code.org/irclogs/>`_ which are an archive of all +of the previous discussions that took place in the IRC channel. -Check out our Twitter account for latest news and announcements: `@nimrodlang <http://twitter.com/nimrodlang>`_. +Github +====== + +Nimrod's `source code <http://github.com/Araq/Nimrod>`_ is hosted on Github. +Together with the `wiki <http://github.com/Araq/Nimrod/wiki>`_ and +`issue tracker <http://github.com/Araq/Nimrod/issues>`_. + +Github also hosts other projects relating to Nimrod. These projects are a part +of the `nimrod-code organisation <http://github.com/nimrod-code>`_. +This includes the `Babel package manager <http://github.com/nimrod-code/babel>`_ +and its `package repository <http://github.com/nimrod-code/packages>`_. + +Twitter +======= + +Follow us `@nimrodlang <http://twitter.com/nimrodlang>`_ for latest news about +Nimrod. + +Reddit +====== + +Subscribe to `/r/nimrod <http://reddit.com/r/nimrod>`_ for latest news about +Nimrod. + +StackOverflow +============= + +When asking a question relating to Nimrod, be sure to use the +`Nimrod <http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/nimrod>`_ tag in your +question. How to help =========== @@ -26,7 +66,9 @@ can't find anything you fancy doing, you can always ask for inspiration on IRC Donations --------- -If you love what we do and are feeling generous then you can always donate: +If you love what we do and are feeling generous then you can always donate. +Contributions of any quantity are greatly appreciated and will contribute to +making Nimrod even better! Gittip `````` diff --git a/web/news.txt b/web/news.txt index a045eb880..9c84b5490 100644 --- a/web/news.txt +++ b/web/news.txt @@ -3,86 +3,111 @@ News ==== -2014-XX-XX Version 0.9.4 released -================================= - - -Bugfixes --------- - - -Library Additions ------------------ - -- Added ``macros.genSym`` builtin for AST generation. -- Added ``macros.newLit`` procs for easier AST generation. - - -Changes affecting backwards compatibility ------------------------------------------ - -- The scoping rules for the ``if`` statement changed for better interaction - with the new syntactic construct ``(;)``. -- ``OSError`` family of procedures has been deprecated. Procedures with the same - name but which take different parameters have been introduced. These procs now - require an error code to be passed to them. This error code can be retrieved - using the new ``OSLastError`` proc. -- ``os.parentDir`` now returns "" if there is no parent dir. -- In CGI scripts stacktraces are shown to the user only - if ``cgi.setStackTraceStdout`` is used. -- The symbol binding rules for clean templates changed: ``bind`` for any - symbol that's not a parameter is now the default. ``mixin`` can be used - to require instantiation scope for a symbol. -- ``quoteIfContainsWhite`` now escapes argument in such way that it can be safely - passed to shell, instead of just adding double quotes. -- ``macros.dumpTree`` and ``macros.dumpLisp`` have been made ``immediate``, - ``dumpTreeImm`` and ``dumpLispImm`` are now deprecated. -- The ``nil`` statement has been deprecated, use an empty ``discard`` instead. -- ``sockets.select`` now prunes sockets that are **not** ready from the list - of sockets given to it. - - -Compiler Additions ------------------- - -- The compiler can now warn about "uninitialized" variables. (There are no - real uninitialized variables in Nimrod as they are initialized to binary - zero). Activate via ``{.warning[Uninit]:on.}``. -- The compiler now enforces the ``not nil`` constraint. -- The compiler now supports a ``codegenDecl`` pragma for even more control - over the generated code. -- The compiler now supports a ``computedGoto`` pragma to support very fast - dispatching for interpreters and the like. -- The old evaluation engine has been replaced by a proper register based - virtual machine. This fixes numerous bugs for ``nimrod i`` and for macro - evaluation. -- ``--gc:none`` produces warnings when code uses the GC. - - -Language Additions ------------------- - -- Arrays can now be declared with a single integer literal ``N`` instead of a - range; the range is then ``0..N-1``. -- Added ``requiresInit`` pragma to enforce explicit initialization. -- Exported templates are allowed to access hidden fields. -- The ``using statement`` enables you to more easily author domain-specific - languages and libraries providing OOP-like syntactic sugar. -- Added a new ``delegator pragma`` for handling calls to missing procs and - fields at compile-time. -- The overload resolution now supports ``static[T]`` params that must be - evaluable at compile-time. -- Support for user-defined type classes has been added. -- The *command syntax* is supported in a lot more contexts. -- Anonymous iterators are now supported and iterators can capture variables - of an outer proc. - - -Tools improvements ------------------- - -- c2nim can deal with a subset of C++. Use the ``--cpp`` command line option - to activate. +.. + 2014-XX-XX Version 0.9.4 released + ================================= + + + Bugfixes + -------- + + + Library Additions + ----------------- + + - Added ``macros.genSym`` builtin for AST generation. + - Added ``macros.newLit`` procs for easier AST generation. + + + Changes affecting backwards compatibility + ----------------------------------------- + + - The scoping rules for the ``if`` statement changed for better interaction + with the new syntactic construct ``(;)``. + - ``OSError`` family of procedures has been deprecated. Procedures with the same + name but which take different parameters have been introduced. These procs now + require an error code to be passed to them. This error code can be retrieved + using the new ``OSLastError`` proc. + - ``os.parentDir`` now returns "" if there is no parent dir. + - In CGI scripts stacktraces are shown to the user only + if ``cgi.setStackTraceStdout`` is used. + - The symbol binding rules for clean templates changed: ``bind`` for any + symbol that's not a parameter is now the default. ``mixin`` can be used + to require instantiation scope for a symbol. + - ``quoteIfContainsWhite`` now escapes argument in such way that it can be safely + passed to shell, instead of just adding double quotes. + - ``macros.dumpTree`` and ``macros.dumpLisp`` have been made ``immediate``, + ``dumpTreeImm`` and ``dumpLispImm`` are now deprecated. + - The ``nil`` statement has been deprecated, use an empty ``discard`` instead. + - ``sockets.select`` now prunes sockets that are **not** ready from the list + of sockets given to it. + - The ``noStackFrame`` pragma has been renamed to ``asmNoStackFrame`` to + ensure you only use it when you know what you're doing. + + + Compiler Additions + ------------------ + + - The compiler can now warn about "uninitialized" variables. (There are no + real uninitialized variables in Nimrod as they are initialized to binary + zero). Activate via ``{.warning[Uninit]:on.}``. + - The compiler now enforces the ``not nil`` constraint. + - The compiler now supports a ``codegenDecl`` pragma for even more control + over the generated code. + - The compiler now supports a ``computedGoto`` pragma to support very fast + dispatching for interpreters and the like. + - The old evaluation engine has been replaced by a proper register based + virtual machine. This fixes numerous bugs for ``nimrod i`` and for macro + evaluation. + - ``--gc:none`` produces warnings when code uses the GC. + - A ``union`` pragma for better C interoperability is now supported. + - A ``packed`` pragma to control the memory packing/alignment of fields in + an object. + - Arrays can be annotated to be ``unchecked`` for easier low level + manipulations of memory. + + + Language Additions + ------------------ + + - Arrays can now be declared with a single integer literal ``N`` instead of a + range; the range is then ``0..N-1``. + - Added ``requiresInit`` pragma to enforce explicit initialization. + - Exported templates are allowed to access hidden fields. + - The ``using statement`` enables you to more easily author domain-specific + languages and libraries providing OOP-like syntactic sugar. + - Added the possibility to override various dot operators in order to handle + calls to missing procs and reads from undeclared fields at compile-time. + - The overload resolution now supports ``static[T]`` params that must be + evaluable at compile-time. + - Support for user-defined type classes has been added. + - The *command syntax* is supported in a lot more contexts. + - Anonymous iterators are now supported and iterators can capture variables + of an outer proc. + - The experimental ``strongSpaces`` parsing mode has been implemented. + + + Tools improvements + ------------------ + + - c2nim can deal with a subset of C++. Use the ``--cpp`` command line option + to activate. + + +2014-02-11 Nimrod Featured in Dr. Dobb's Journal +================================================ + +Nimrod has been `featured<http://www.drdobbs.com/open-source/nimrod-a-new-systems-programming-languag/240165321>`_ +as the cover story in the February 2014 issue of Dr. Dobb's Journal. + + +2014-01-15 Andreas Rumpf's talk on Nimrod at Strange Loop 2013 is now online +============================================================================ + +Andreas Rumpf presented *Nimrod: A New Approach to Metaprogramming* at +`Strange Loop 2013<https://thestrangeloop.com/sessions/nimrod-a-new-approach-to-meta-programming>`_. +The `video and slides<http://www.infoq.com/presentations/nimrod>`_ +of the talk are now available. 2013-05-20 New website design! diff --git a/web/nimrod.ini b/web/nimrod.ini index 71e36dcdc..0ebc4b089 100644 --- a/web/nimrod.ini +++ b/web/nimrod.ini @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ srcdoc2: "pure/parseopt;pure/parseopt2;pure/hashes;pure/strtabs;pure/lexbase" srcdoc2: "pure/parsecfg;pure/parsexml;pure/parsecsv;pure/parsesql" srcdoc2: "pure/streams;pure/terminal;pure/cgi;impure/web;pure/unicode" srcdoc2: "impure/zipfiles;pure/htmlgen;pure/parseutils;pure/browsers" -srcdoc2: "impure/db_postgres;impure/db_mysql;impure/db_sqlite;impure/db_mongo" +srcdoc2: "impure/db_postgres;impure/db_mysql;impure/db_sqlite" srcdoc2: "pure/httpserver;pure/httpclient;pure/smtp;impure/ssl;pure/fsmonitor" srcdoc2: "pure/ropes;pure/unidecode/unidecode;pure/xmldom;pure/xmldomparser" srcdoc2: "pure/xmlparser;pure/htmlparser;pure/xmltree;pure/colors;pure/mimetypes" @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ webdoc: "wrappers/libuv;wrappers/joyent_http_parser" webdoc: "posix/posix;wrappers/odbcsql;impure/dialogs" webdoc: "wrappers/zip/zlib;wrappers/zip/libzip" -webdoc: "wrappers/libsvm.nim;wrappers/mongo.nim" +webdoc: "wrappers/libsvm.nim" webdoc: "windows" webdoc: "wrappers/readline/readline;wrappers/readline/history" webdoc: "wrappers/readline/rltypedefs" diff --git a/web/ticker.txt b/web/ticker.txt index 00bc6a125..844ed3033 100644 --- a/web/ticker.txt +++ b/web/ticker.txt @@ -1,4 +1,14 @@ -<a class="news" href="news.html#new-website-design"> +<a class="news" href="news.html#Z2014-02-11-nimrod-featured-in-dr-dobb-s-journal"> + <h3>Feb 11, 2014</h3> + <p>Nimrod featured in Dr. Dobb's Journal</p> +</a> + +<a class="news" href="news.html#Z2014-01-15-andreas-rumpf-s-talk-on-nimrod-at-strange-loop-2013-is-now-online"> + <h3>Jan 15, 2014</h3> + <p>Andreas Rumpf's talk on Nimrod at Strange Loop 2013 is now online.</p> +</a> + +<a class="news" href="news.html#Z2013-05-20-new-website-design"> <h3>May 20, 2013</h3> <p>New website design!</p> </a> |