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> Languages that allow for a structurally similar codebase offer a significant boon for anyone making code changes because we can easily port changes between th
by aeturnum 2y ago
> Languages that allow for a structurally similar codebase offer a significant boon for anyone making code changes because we can easily port changes between the two codebases.
From this I can understand why they did not go with, say, Rust - but there are other compiled languages with garbage collection that could have worked well. Why Go over Crystal? I imagine it's that the Go is the most mature ecostystem (i.e. the interop) but it feels like a missed opportunity.