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Re:Ask HN: What tech that's right around the corner are you ... by dnautics on Friday August 04, 2017 @05:51PM (#14932635)
I was choosing between Crystal and elixir for my personal edification and I picked elixir.
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Re:Ask HN: What tech that's right around the corner are you ... by goatlover on Friday August 04, 2017 @05:55PM (#14932669)
Elixir looks really interesting as well. I just hope it leaves some Rubyists behind for Crystal. The reason I prefer Crystal is that I really like Ruby, and Elixir is a much different language.

And then there is Ruby 3.0, which will have concurrency and (optional) static types according to Matz. But that's slated for 2020.

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Re:Ask HN: What tech that's right around the corner are you ... by devmunchies on Friday August 04, 2017 @06:24PM (#14932867)
Safe choice. I Like both, and Crystal is definitely faster, but its not as developed as Elixir as far as ecosystem maturity or community.
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