New ideas, table of contents, cleanup
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# Projects
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## Table of Contents
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* [Nim Compiler](#nim-compiler)
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* [Create a new REPL for Nim using TinyCC](#create-a-new-repl-for-nim-using-tinycc)
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* [Make Nim a viable research platform for Garbage Collection algorithms](#make-nim-a-viable-research-platform-for-garbage-collection-algorithms)
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* [Add a code generator for OpenCL](#add-a-code-generator-for-opencl)
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* [Improve the JavaScript Backend](#improve-the-javascript-backend)
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* [A strong theoretical foundation for Nim's parallel statement](#a-strong-theoretical-foundation-for-nims-parallel-statement)
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* [Standard Library](#standard-library)
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* [Enhance and expand the standard library documentation](#enhance-and-expand-the-standard-library-documentation)
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* [High Level Game Library](#high-level-game-library)
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* [Benchmarking library](#benchmarking-library)
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* [MPI support](#mpi-support)
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* [Tools & Infrastructure](#tools--infrastructure)
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* [nimfmt: Automatically format Nim code](#nimfmt-automatically-format-nim-code)
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* [c2nim: Improve the automation of low-level C bindings](#c2nim-improve-the-automation-of-low-level-c-bindings)
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* [Implement re2nim, a lexer generator for Nim](#implement-re2nim-a-lexer-generator-for-nim)
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* [Implement a Nim backend for the Ragel state machine compiler](#implement-a-nim-backend-for-the-ragel-state-machine-compiler)
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## Nim Compiler
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**Mentor:** def- ([@def-](http://github.com/def-))
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#### Benchmarking library
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A high quality benchmarking library is a must for a high performance language.
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Time, memory usage, and utilization of each CPU core can be interesting metrics
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to measure. It should be possible to compare different implementations with a
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variety of inputs semi-automatically. The output of such a benchmarking library
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should be visually appealing and easy to share, similar to the one of
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[criterion](http://www.serpentine.com/criterion/fibber.html), a Haskell
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benchmarking library. Since Nim code can seamlessly be compiled with different
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C compilers and garbage collectors, make it possible to run benchmarks with
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combinations of these.
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**Tasks:**
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* Implement ways to reliably measure time, memory usage and other metrics on multiple platforms. See [bench.nim](https://github.com/def-/nim-benchmarksgame/blob/master/bench.nim) for a start of doing this on Linux.
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* Implement a way to specify inputs of different sizes for the code to be tested.
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* Create Output reports in a nice HTML with Graphs and JavaScript.
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**Bonus Points:**
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* Make it possible to run benchmark code from other languages as well.
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* Use this library as the basis of a modern benchmarking game where participants submit algorithm implementations in many languages for comparisons, similar to [The Benchmarks Game](http://benchmarksgame.alioth.debian.org/).
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**Expected Result:** A high quality benchmarking library for Nim.
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**Difficulty:** Easy to Medium (depending on the scope)
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**Mentor:** def- ([@def-](http://github.com/def-))
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#### High Level Game Library
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The Nim language is a good fit for writing games because of its high
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performance, script-like programming style and [controllable garbage
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collector](http://nim-lang.org/gc.html). There are many wrappers for existing
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game libraries available in Nim, such as
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[CSFML](https://github.com/blaxpirit/nim-csfml),
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[SDL2](https://github.com/nim-lang/sdl2),
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[GLFW](https://github.com/rafaelvasco/nimrod-glfw) and
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[Urho3D](https://github.com/3dicc/Urhonimo). In this idea a friendly, high
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level game library should be written directly in Nim with an SDL2 and possibly
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GLFW backend. This will allow games to be created more idiomatically and with
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less overhead involved. Other new languages like Rust have similar projects
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like [Piston](https://github.com/PistonDevelopers/piston).
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**Tasks:**
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* Start implementing a high level game library on top of SDL2 and OpenGL, inspired by other game libraries like Piston and Pyglet.
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* Prove the usability to write a simple Minecraft clone in the spirit of the 500 line Python/Pyglet [Minecraft](https://github.com/fogleman/Minecraft).
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**Expected Result:**
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* Games can be written more easily in Nim.
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* A simple Minecraft clone can be played.
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**Difficulty:** Medium
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**Mentor:** def- ([@def-](http://github.com/def-))
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#### MPI support
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