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Why don't they use Crystal? Wouldn't it support the listed value propositions too? And the syntax is close to Ruby.
by Rochus 5y ago
Why don't they use Crystal? Wouldn't it support the listed value propositions too? And the syntax is close to Ruby.
- Gigachad 5y agoIs Crystal still useful anymore? Now that Ruby has type checking / optional types.
- Rochus 5y agoI think so. It has a similar syntax to Ruby, is statically typed with type inference, and has a much higher performance. I don't think it intends to nor can it replace Ruby. But it's still an attractive alternative for many projects.
- antifa 5y agoCrystal has a full, real type system (probably on par with Rust), and compiles into a fast binary.
- ezrast 5y agoI like Crystal, but it doesn't support the last three value propositions: it supports fewer platforms than Rust (in particular, no Windows outside of WSL) and has less community support/enthusiasm. It also has an obligate runtime, so linking to Crystal code from non-Crystal programs is problematic.