Chapter 3. Writing a chat application
This chapter covers
- Asking the user for input
- Creating a command-line interface
- Parsing and generating JSON
- Transferring data over the network
- Using and creating modules
In the previous chapter, you learned the basics of the Nim programming language, including the syntax, some of the built-in types, how to define variables and procedures, how to use control-flow statements, and much more.
In this chapter, you’ll build on and solidify that knowledge by developing a fully functional chat application. You’ll also learn many new concepts that are essential to the development of certain applications. In particular, you’ll do the following:
- Build a command-line interface, which can be used to ask the ...
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