Crystal

Summary

Crystal is a compiled, statically-typed language with Ruby-like syntax but enhanced performance and type safety. It combines Ruby's elegance with C-like performance.

Paradigms

object-oriented, imperative, functional, concurrent

Domains

web development, server-side applications

Key Features

type inference, macros, algebraic data types, string interpolation, pattern matching, operator overloading, REPL, modules, first-class functions, named arguments

Typing

static system, non-structural typing, strong typing, full inference, compile-time checking, conservative type coercion, optional type annotations

Compilation

compiled

Influenced By

Ruby, Go, Rust, C, C#, Python

Ratings

File extensions

cr

External Links

• Crystal official site
• Crystal jobs at Devjobsscanner
• r/crystal_programming subreddit
• Trending GitHub repositories