ib_api VS crystal

I don't mind publishing it and already published 2 parts of this tool [IB API connector](https://github.com/al6x/ib_api) and [the visual part](http://pl0t.com). I'm going to publish the last part - the calculations itself too in the next couple of weeks/months if have time.

Tried Crystal to write Crystal API for Interactive Brokers.

TypeScript Library (scroll to the bottom for examples) https://github.com/al6x/ib_api/blob/main/deno/ib.ts

For the concrete code, I use my own TWS API wrapper, the code is public. The bug could be replicated by starting that driver and calling the url specified below for each stock in the list. It's doing basically the same things I described before, gets list of option contracts, and then gets price for each.

I'm using Kotlin for REST API for Interactive Brokers, example of route

Repository https://github.com/al6x/ib_api

27. Crystal - $77,104

I like the first code example on https://crystal-lang.org

    # A very basic HTTP server

Obviously as an interpreted language, it's never going to be as fast as something like C, Rust, or Go. Traditionally the ruby maintainers have not designed or optimized for pure speed, but that is changing, and the language is definitely faster these days compared to a decade ago.

If you like the ruby syntax/language but want the speed of a compiled language, it's also worth checking out Crystal[^1]. It's mostly ruby-like in syntax, style, and developer ergonomics.[^2] Although it's an entirely different language. Also a tiny community.

[1]: https://crystal-lang.org/

Crystal is a nice language that's not only simple to read and write but performs very well too. And the documentation is amazing as well.

Ruby is a super fun scripting language. I much prefer it to python when I need something with a little more "ooomph" than bash. It's just...nice...to write in. Ruby performance has come a long way in the last decade as well. There's libraries for pretty much everything.

My modern programming toolkit is basically golang + ruby + bash and I am never left wanting.

I do find Crystal (https://crystal-lang.org/) really interesting and am hoping it has its own "ruby on rails" moment that helps the language reach a tipping point in popularity. All the beauty of ruby with all of the speed of Go (and then some, it often compares favorably to languages like rust in benchmarks).