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To me Nim is a faster python that prevents typos. It can also compile to javascript.

I used it where I would use python - backend of web apps. But now instead running a cluster of servers I can just run 1 because nim is fast.

I also used to write frontend in CoffeeScript, but switched to nim because I can share code between backend and frontend. I don't have typos. I don't inherit any JS or OOP legacy like TypeScript.

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> faster python that prevents typos

This was sort of my use-case and experience as well. I also find it can do what I needed JavaScript-based CLI tools to do with less dependencies/ecosystem bloat, and the resulting code is a lot nicer to work with. People have told me that's because I was using JS wrong, but I felt like Nim was such a huge step up for my use cases.

It's also just a pleasure to learn something new occasionally.

Do you use any JS libraries in the front end?

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