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* Use "nim check myfile.nim" to check your program for errors, without code generation. This makes the process quicker.
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## Using reserved words as identifiers
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You can use the slanted quote string syntax (stropping) if you need to use a reserved word as an identifier: ``var `type`: int``
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## Tricks with conditional compilation
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```nimrod
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when defined(useSomeFeature):
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const someSubFeature = true
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type ID_Type = int32
var defaultUserName = "Frank"
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else:
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type ID_Type = int16
var defaultUserName = "Molly"
# `when` does not open a new scope, so `ID_Type` and `defaultUserName`
# are available here.
when isMainModule:
#this code is ran only when this module is the main compilation module
echo "This module was compiled on ", CompileDate, " at ", CompileTime
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```
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#### Defining `useSomeFeature`
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* Do it when you compile: `$ nim c -d:useSomeFeature myApp`
* Put it in the local `nim.cfg` file `define:useSomeFeature`
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## How do I echo in a ``{.noSideEffect.}`` proc?
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You can use ``debugEcho`` for this.
## Language details
#### Shallow vs. DeepCopy
* https://forum.nim-lang.org/t/2665#16487