nico vs cppmm

nico

a Game Framework in Nim inspired by Pico-8. (by ftsf)

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A prototype generator for creating customized C and Rust bindings to C++ libraries (by vfx-rs)

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nico		cppmm
	Project
10	Mentions	3
609	Stars	64
-	Growth	-
4.2	Activity	0.0
3 months ago	Latest Commit	over 1 year ago
Nim	Language	C++
MIT License	License	-

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nico

Posts with mentions or reviews of nico. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-10-01.

Publishing my first game using pico-8
3 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 1 Oct 2023
Nim doesnt install standard library
1 project | /r/nim | 16 Feb 2023
Is Fidget usable for implementation of 3D rendering?
9 projects | /r/nim | 12 Nov 2022

I think everything depends on the scale of your ideas, see https://johanpeitz.itch.io/picocad You can make something similar with Nico https://github.com/ftsf/nico :)
Any tutorial or library for Nim to build a roguelike?
5 projects | /r/roguelikedev | 12 May 2022

Game framework: Nim + Pico-8 = Nico
Nico – Game Framework in Nim Inspired by Pico-8
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 19 Mar 2022
Nim receives $100k in Bitcoin donations
11 projects | /r/programming | 26 Oct 2021

I love making games with Nico: https://github.com/ftsf/nico
Best ways to make your first contribution to Nim language
4 projects | dev.to | 4 Oct 2021

Concise and readable, small binaries, fast compile times, native performance, zero-overhead interop lets you reuse code in C, C++, JS, Objective-C, Python... Does a programming language have these fantastic features? Of course, Nim language does have the features I have been dreaming about. And what is the goal of Nim language? Simply put, the goal is "one language to rule them all", from shell scripting to web frontend and backend, scientific computing, deep learning, blockchain client, gamedev, embedded.
Is nim good for my use case?
1 project | /r/nim | 20 Aug 2021
Raspberry Pi 4 OpenBSD based home computer/gaming console
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 3 Jun 2021

Something to look at if you want to encourage simple game development is supporting PICO-8 [0], or the compiled Nim version Nico [1].
[0]: https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php?page=faq
[1]: https://github.com/ftsf/nico
Are we game yet? – A guide to the Rust game development ecosystem
15 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 10 Feb 2021

Some more fun high level frameworks:
- HaxeFlixel (https://haxeflixel.com/) (Extremely portable)
- Phaser (https://phaser.io/) (HTML5 framework)
- Nico (https://github.com/ftsf/nico) (The PICO-8 API in Nim)
- Pixel Vision 8 (https://pixelvision8.github.io/PixelVision8Website/) (Another fantasy console)

cppmm

Posts with mentions or reviews of cppmm. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-11-13.

Rust and C++ Interoperability
3 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 13 Nov 2022

This seems to miss `cppmm` (C++--)[1].
This crate is currently mainly aimed at helping people from the Rust group of the Academy Software Foundation (ASWF) to make wrappers for the visual effects ecosystem of libs.[2]
It is nevertheless very useful for all types of other cases.
[1] https://github.com/vfx-rs/cppmm
[2] The above just means effort is prioritized regarding the blockers these libs present due to the resp. C++ features they use.
Why did nobody announce that the Academy Software Foundation created a Rust Working Group for official Rust bindings for the Foundation's libraries?
3 projects | /r/rust | 24 Aug 2021

For now, they seem to be working on their own version of cxx and bindings for OpenEXR.
Are we game yet? – A guide to the Rust game development ecosystem
15 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 10 Feb 2021

It is called C++-- [1].
At this time we only target the VFX C++ ecosystem but I'd be surprised if people wouldn't use (and extend) this to cover a broader set of C++ libs.
Maybe you can give an example of an C++ API that you deem not "translatable to C"?
[1] https://github.com/vfx-rs/cppmm

What are some alternatives?

When comparing nico and cppmm you can also consider the following projects:

TIC-80 - TIC-80 is a fantasy computer for making, playing and sharing tiny games.

tac - Materials and meeting notes for the ASWF Technical Advisory Council (TAC)

Nim-roguelike - Veins of the Earth, browser only incarnation, both desktop & mobile. Sorry for generic name.

autocxx - Tool for safe ergonomic Rust/C++ interop driven from existing C++ headers

Nim - Nim is a statically typed compiled systems programming language. It combines successful concepts from mature languages like Python, Ada and Modula. Its design focuses on efficiency, expressiveness, and elegance (in that order of priority).

nim-csfml - Nim bindings to SFML multimedia/game library

rust-mini-games - Mini games made in Rust

wgpu - Cross-platform, safe, pure-rust graphics api.

cxx - Safe interop between Rust and C++

nitter - Alternative Twitter front-end

openexr-bind - cppmm bindings for OpenEXR