Updated Feature suggestions (markdown)

Feature suggestions.md

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-What features would you like to see in Nimrod or the Nimrod Ecosystem:
+What features would you like to see in Nimrod or the Nimrod Ecosystem:
-
+
-- lightweight threads with network io multiplexed.
+- lightweight threads with network io multiplexed.
-  - if Nimrod had something like goroutine (ie multiplexed on networking and use native threads for other syscalls), then it will be ultimate language for server programming.
+  - if Nimrod had something like goroutine (ie multiplexed on networking and use native threads for other syscalls), then it will be ultimate language for server programming.
-
+
-- <del>gem like functionality (gem install sinatra)</del>
+- <del>gem like functionality (gem install sinatra)</del>
-  - [babel](https://github.com/nimrod-code/babel)
+  - [babel](https://github.com/nimrod-code/babel)
-
+
-- A cookbook site similar to Python, where users can share code,
+- A cookbook site similar to Python, where users can share code,
-mostly snippets. Driven by normal users rather by experts-only.
+mostly snippets. Driven by normal users rather by experts-only.
-
+
-- A wiki functionality for parts of the documentation so that
+- A wiki functionality for parts of the documentation so that
-users could update the documentation in a simple way (and Araq
+users could update the documentation in a simple way (and Araq
-could take these suggestions and approve or reject them 
+could take these suggestions and approve or reject them 
-quickly).
+quickly).
-
+
-- A pastebin for nimrod on the Nimrod Homepage or somewhere else.
+- A pastebin for nimrod on the Nimrod Homepage or somewhere else.
-
+
-- Allow multiple ranges (eg  1..3,5..8), handle reverse ranges (eg 5..1, 3.. -3)
+- Allow multiple ranges (eg  1..3,5..8), handle reverse ranges (eg 5..1, 3.. -3)
-
+
-- echo automatically handle simple display of sequences (similar to repr)
+- echo automatically handle simple display of sequences (similar to repr)
-
+
-- vector and matrix maths  (or include a port of an existing library)
+- vector and matrix maths  (or include a port of an existing library)
-
+
-- include a do while loop (or equivalent)
+- include a do while loop (or equivalent)
-
+
-- % formating extended to include math precision (like provided by formatFloat, but in a concise % syntax way)
+- % formating extended to include math precision (like provided by formatFloat, but in a concise % syntax way)
-
+
-- easier sorting, that doesn't need wrestling with types.
+- easier sorting, that doesn't need wrestling with types.
-
+
-- a ternary condition - like  ?: in C, or iif()
+- a ternary condition - like  ?: in C, or iif()
-  - You can do: ``if cond: a else: b``, IIRC the ``?:`` won't make it into Nimrod.
+  - You can do: ``if cond: a else: b``, IIRC the ``?:`` won't make it into Nimrod.
-
+
-- a simple way of indexing the last element of an array or sequence, to avoid long-hand code like ``arr[arr.len-1]``
+- a simple way of indexing the last element of an array or sequence, to avoid long-hand code like ``arr[arr.len-1]``
-  - You can do: ``arr[arr.high]`` or ``arr[arr.low]`` for indexing the last and first element or an array or sequence.
+  - You can do: ``arr[arr.high]`` or ``arr[arr.low]`` for indexing the last and first element or an array or sequence.
-
+
-- a shorthand way of discarding the return value of a proc  (to improve readability)
+- a shorthand way of discarding the return value of a proc  (to improve readability)
-
+
-- a shorthand initialization of arrays or sequences, eg   var x: array[0..25, int] = -1
+- a shorthand initialization of arrays or sequences, eg   var x: array[0..25, int] = -1
-would initialize all elements of x to -1 
+would initialize all elements of x to -1 
-
+
-- array/sequence comprehension
+- array/sequence comprehension
-
+
-- introspection like python's dir()
+- introspection like python's dir()
+
+- scoped imports, like D, Ada, and Ocaml