Re:Crystal 1.22.0
by viraptor on Thursday October 22, 2026 @04:13PM
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> It just looks like Ruby, but it isn't Ruby and it is a compiled language?
It's close enough that porting things is often trivial (sometimes just slap a few signatures), as long as the code doesn't go crazy with metaprogramming. Yes, it's not the same and stdlib is a bit different. But it's a lot further than "looks like" Ruby.
It's close enough that porting things is often trivial (sometimes just slap a few signatures), as long as the code doesn't go crazy with metaprogramming. Yes, it's not the same and stdlib is a bit different. But it's a lot further than "looks like" Ruby.