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2014-10-19 Nimrod version 0.9.6 released 2014-10-19 Nimrod version 0.9.6 released
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**Note: 0.9.6 is the last release of Nimrod. The language has been renamed to **Note: 0.9.6 is the last release of Nimrod. The language is being renamed to
Nim. Nim slightly breaks compatibility.** Nim. Nim slightly breaks compatibility.**
This is a maintenance release. The upcoming 0.10.0 release has This is a maintenance release. The upcoming 0.10.0 release has
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will disappear soon! will disappear soon!
Compiler improvements
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- Multi method dispatching performance has been improved by a factor of 10x for
pathological cases.
Language Additions Language Additions
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- This version introduces the new ``deprecated`` pragma statement that is used - This version introduces the ``deprecated`` pragma statement that is used
to handle the upcoming massive amount of symbol renames. to handle the upcoming massive amount of symbol renames.
- ``spawn`` can now wrap proc that have a return value. It then returns a flow - ``spawn`` can now wrap proc that has a return value. It then returns a data
variable of the wrapped return type. flow variable of the wrapped return type.
Library Additions Library Additions