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by wyldfire 2418 days ago
What kind of targets is crystal used on? Strictly x86_64 linux?

EDIT: Took a little digging but I found it [1] (and yes it's primarily x86_64 linux+macOS)

[1] https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/wiki/Platform-Suppor...
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sam0x17 2418 days ago
Windows will probably be done in a year, but it's hard to say. Hardest part is finding people who want to work on windows support xD
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wyldfire 2417 days ago
No kidding. (I wasn't complaining btw nor was I even focused on OS support, I was curious about which arches people use it on).

What are the popular use cases - either ones driving current development or ones where it's best suited?

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sam0x17 2415 days ago
Right now people mainly use it for web apps, sometimes data processing. With windows support, I think there would be a rush to make cross platform GUI apps.
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