[asterite]

In the beginning Crystal didn't free memory. We needed a GC and Boehm was a super easy way to get that. It worked out of the box with very little effort.

Eventually we can write our own GC or use another one. It's only a matter of time. But right now there are more important things, we think: finishing the language rules, stabilizing things, fixing bugs, completing the standard library and writing documentation.

Nothing is set in stone in a language, things can always evolve and improve.