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Crystal: Static Typing Bolted Onto Ruby Syntax

Open a Crystal file next to a Ruby file and for the first ten lines you might not be able to tell them apart.

Crystal: Static Typing Bolted Onto Ruby Syntax

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Open a Crystal file next to a Ruby file and for the first ten lines you might not be able to tell them apart.

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Open a Crystal file next to a Ruby file and for the first ten lines you might not be able to tell them apart. Same blocks, same string interpolation, same feel.

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Same blocks, same string interpolation, same feel.

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