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Nim (programming language)

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Lacks reliable independent secondary sources to establish notability as required by WP:GNG. The deletion log for this article shows that it has deleted twice at AfD in 2010 and 2013 and recreated and speedy deleted twice in 2013 and 2014 under the previous title, Nimrod (programming language). This version was declined as Draft:Nim (programming language) in 2014. Speedy deletion was declined this time based on new sources not present previously. I'm not sure which sources are new since I don't have access to the old version and it was never snapshotted at archive.org but all of the sources currently offered are WP:PRIMARY, WP:UNRELIABLE blogs or otherwise unsuitable. The only reliable source offered, a Dr. Dobbs article, only makes a trivial mention of the subject. Google searches for Nim and Nimrod turned up nothing helpful. Recommending WP:SALT. Msnicki (talk) 01:30, 26 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

  • Keep Delete. Disclaimer: I'm the person who declined the speedy deletion. The source I was talking about was this Dr. Dobb's article, which covers the subject in detail. That should be enough to keep the article, in my opinion, although it would be nice to find some other sources as well. I do agree about the status of the other sources cited in the article, though - I think this is the first time I've seen a Wikipedia statement cited to an anonymous Slashdot poster... — Mr. Stradivarius ♪ talk ♪ 05:41, 26 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Unfortunately, that article is by Andreas Rumpf, who created the language, making it WP:PRIMARY and thus unsuitable for establishing notability under WP:GNG. Sorry. Msnicki (talk) 05:53, 26 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    That's a very good point. I agree that the other Dr. Dobbs article isn't enough for GNG, and I too have been unsuccessful at finding any other sources, so I've switched to "delete". This article can always be reinstated if/when there are reliable and independent sources available. — Mr. Stradivarius ♪ talk ♪ 06:24, 26 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete per Mr. Stradivarius. I couldn't find any RS sources either. The test for programming languages seems to be whether they are actually being used by anyone other than the creators. If and when it's used to write actual software and has some RS sources then it could be reinstated. – Margin1522 (talk) 09:33, 26 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Computing-related deletion discussions. NORTH AMERICA1000 10:10, 26 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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