[naiyt]

I've been a fan of Ruby for about 5 years, but lately I've been leaning a lot more heavily towards statically typed languages. Which is why Crystal is at the top of my "want to learn" list. Ruby inspired syntax and statically typed? Yes please. The speed is just a bonus for me.

[slx26]

I consider speed to be extremely important, because it enables me to use the language in many more practical scenarios. And that's a joy. Writing in most other imperative languages after having learned Ruby feels so painful to me.