Yeah they need at least one more big corporate sponsor besides Status.
We use Nim to prototype many things (though not all things), and in many cases they go into production with `-d:release` just fine:
https://github.com/orgs/status-im/repositories
A good example is nimbus-eth2, which is one of the (The?) most energy-efficient Beacon Chain clients, with real money at stake:
The reality is that most people are not going to use cryptocurrency anytime in the next 10 years. Landlords won't take it, grocery stores won't take it, the whole thing is a mind-boggling waste of time and energy.
Even still, while the tech Status is producing might be cool, surely you can't be so naive as to overlook the obvious tinge it places on other potential Nim adopters.
I'm a crotchedy 50+ yo fart, so pay me no mind if what I say bothers you.
My own experience and interest in cryptocurrency is zero. But my interest in Nim is .GT. 0.
I will say it doesn't bother me personally about the current sponsorship, but I see your point. The linked book is in my reading list - it is the sort of online book that I would love to see professionally typeset for hardcopy.
you can't be so naive as to overlook the obvious tinge it places on other potential Nim adopters
Rational at times
Nim itself never felt tinged to me back when I tried (and enjoyed) it. But I generally won't touch anything "crypto".
huge number of crypto projects that are indistinguishable from Ponzis, vehicles for what would be a financial crime if done with regulated instruments, or just the counterproductive inclusion of a blockchain
I haven’t had to report to a traditional manager for some years, but I can imagine the guffawing of bosses I’ve worked for in the past if I was pitching Nim for something and explaining the lay of the land. Especially since those big buy/sell decisions are often made by non-technical people.
How am I supposed to convince someone to take a ride on Nim when they could point me at Go, or Clojure, or Elixir, etc? I’m just pointing out there’s a lot of choices with very strong corporate third-party adopters.
I’m not an advocate for the way things are, but it’s just a fact of the world that ecosystems with strong corporate backing have a higher likelihood of survival and success.
I hope Nim succeeds, as I assume you do also. I hope you personally succeed. Crypto though, I kinda just hope it all goes away soon, and people look to change society in more pragmatic ways. I know a young fella in a PhD program, goes to my church, he’s getting a tooth pulled because he can’t afford dental coverage. It’s not the fiat currency that’s the problem. Crypto won’t fix these kinds of problems. Anyhow.
If the Status team ever comes around Indiana I’ll take you all out to dinner!
Thanks I'll drop in there some time, always up for learning something new and it doesn't sound like it's ... the laser eyes crowd.
Status only started sponsoring Nim in 2018[1]. Before that Nim was doing just fine. So the answer to your question is: nothing is going to happen to Nim if Status disappears.
1 - https://our.status.im/status-partners-with-the-team-behind-t...