Crystal 1.6.0 Is Released

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  • nelua-lang

    Minimal, efficient, statically-typed and meta-programmable systems programming language heavily inspired by Lua, which compiles to C and native code.

    I'd think it would be system level programming with acceptably good performance with high level abstractions and the Ruby flavor. Similarly is Nelua[1] which uses Lua's syntax and APIs and compiles to C.

    [1]: https://nelua.io

  • crystal

    The Crystal Programming Language

    I'd say it's the Ruby-inspired syntax. Some people find the Ruby syntax a joy to work with. Crystal has that, but also includes type checking out of the box, among other things.

    The front page, imo, does a good job of outlining the key features of Crystal:

    https://crystal-lang.org/

    If none of these features seem that compelling for you, then Crystal may not be for you. As someone who has experience writing/reading/maintaining Ruby code, Crystal seems a lot more friendly to me than Go, but each to their own.

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    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

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