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I really like Crystal, and while it hasn't reached a 1.0 yet, it is still great and used in production. I think the main selling point of Crystal is performance
by prydt 8y ago
I really like Crystal, and while it hasn't reached a 1.0 yet, it is still great and used in production. I think the main selling point of Crystal is performance + nice syntax. The docs are great and will help anyone curious to learn Crystal along the way. Crystal's biggest problem is that it doesn't have the support of a company or a large base of users so the core team isn't funded as much as they'd like. All in all, I think it is a great language!
- SparkyMcUnicorn 8y agoIf anyone is looking for companies that are using it in production (like I was), here's a list: https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/wiki/Used-in-production https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/wiki/Used-in-product... Crystal always fascinates me when it gets brought up, and I'd really like to dive in sometime.
- omaranto 8y ago> Crystal's biggest problem is that it doesn't have the support of a company I thought it was supported by Manas (https://manas.tech/ https://manas.tech/).
- blairanderson 8y agoI think that's the point. Manas is a fairly small consulting company without previous clout in the OSS world. A large organization adopting it and supporting it would make a considerable difference regarding adoption.
- RX14 8y agoManas is a tiny company without the resources to spare a single developer. The money to pay for the single developer who is working full-time on crystal comes entirely from bountysource and other donations: https://salt.bountysource.com/teams/crystal-lang https://salt.bountysource.com/teams/crystal-lang
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