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You get more and better libraries if the language is popular. Your favorite APIs (such as AWS for example) implement clients in the language
by webkike 3y ago
You get more and better libraries if the language is popular. Your favorite APIs (such as AWS for example) implement clients in the language
- Koshkin 3y agoMore, of course. But better? Percentage-wise, unlikely.
- webkike 3y agoMaybe not if you consider good as a threshold, but the quality of good libraries will improve with a larger pool of skilled contributors
- biql 3y agoI wonder if the lack of libraries in a new language is just a few ChatGPT-integrations away. After all, Crystal is so similar to Ruby. I bet as soon as context/environment aware ChatGPT tools/agents that can compile / run tests / apply fixes until it works are available, this will become the reality: "Create this Ruby library but for Crystal" and in a few hours you can include it in your Crystal project.
- notmypenguin 3y agoThe FFI wrapper for c libraries is great, and one can use imagemagick and pngquant and such via an IO buffer wrapping a call to a command. Crystal works great TODAY and will blow Ruby out of the water on performance. I simply can’t justify RoR in 2023 given Crystal
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- webkike 3y agoI would personally never use a chatgpt transliterated library