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If someone would combine the syntax of Ruby (it's fun to read and write) with the performance and static binaries of Go, I think it would be very popular. I wo
by _wldu 5y ago
If someone would combine the syntax of Ruby (it's fun to read and write) with the performance and static binaries of Go, I think it would be very popular.
I would like to enjoy writing Go as much as I enjoy writing Ruby. But Ruby apps are slow and hard to deploy. Combining their strengths would be great IMHO.
- mrpadie 5y agoI believe this is what Crystal [0] is trying to achieve. Though I’ve hardly used Ruby or Crystal, so can’t say how well it’s fairing on that goal. [0] https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal
- princevegeta89 5y agoAre you talking about Crystal? (Minus the binary part)
- alectroem 5y agoHave you heard of https://crystal-lang.org/ https://crystal-lang.org/ ? I've never used it personally, but it seems to be "statically compiled Ruby syntax"
- _wldu 5y agoThanks for the links everyone. I wasn't aware of Crystal. I'll check it out.