Crystal 1.2.0 - Hackdot

Re:Crystal 1.2.0 by DeathArrow on Friday October 15, 2021 @02:46AM (#28875026)

Well, Crystal is trying to imitate a language that is out of the public favor like Ruby.

Nim draws it's inspiration from Python which seems to be the most popular programming language as of today so it has better chances to succeed.

And if it is as fast as Go, what advantages does it have over Go for someone who doesn't already know Ruby? Go seems easier to learn.

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Re:Crystal 1.2.0 by steve_adams_86 on Friday October 15, 2021 @03:19AM (#28875247)

Reflecting on my own experience, I learned Crystal before ruby and found it quite abit easier than Go.

For what it’s worth, there are cases where Crystal is faster than Go too

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Re:Crystal 1.2.0 by amw-zero on Friday October 15, 2021 @06:18PM (#28883786)

No real point in trying to convince you. You like popular languages - so just pick the most popular one.

Also, have fun changing your codebase every 5 years when what’s popular completely changes.

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