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Crystal (programming language)

Crystal is a high-level general-purpose, object-oriented programming language, designed and developed by Ary Borenszweig, Juan Wajnerman, Brian Cardiff and more than 530 contributors. With syntax inspired by the language Ruby, it is a compiled language with static type-checking, but specifying the types of variables or method arguments is generally…

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Designed by
Ary Borenszweig, Juan Wajnerman, Brian Cardiff
Developer
Manas Technology Solutions
Filename extensions
.cr
First appeared
June 19, 2014; 12 years ago (2014-06-19)
Implementation language
Ruby (2011- 2013), Crystal (2013 - present)
License
Apache License 2.0

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Crystal (programming language)

Nodes23
Edges22
Triples12
Avg. degree1.91
Density0.086957
Components1

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Crystal (programming language)

Top relations

Designed by · 1
Crystal (programming language) → Ary Borenszweig, Juan Wajnerman, Brian Cardiff
Developer · 1
Crystal (programming language) → Manas Technology Solutions
Filename extensions · 1
Crystal (programming language) → .cr
First appeared · 1
Crystal (programming language) → June 19, 2014; 12 years ago (2014-06-19)
Implementation language · 1
Crystal (programming language) → Ruby (2011- 2013), Crystal (2013 - present)
License · 1
Crystal (programming language) → Apache License 2.0
OS · 1
Crystal (programming language) → Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Windows
Paradigm · 1
Crystal (programming language) → Multi-paradigm: object-oriented, concurrent
Platform · 1
Crystal (programming language) → IA-32 (i386), x86-64, AArch64
Stable release · 1
Crystal (programming language) → 1.21.0 / 16 July 2026; 39 days ago (16 July 2026)

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crystal language ruby types programming type object-oriented static first designed ary borenszweig juan wajnerman brian cardiff apache license go written

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Crystal (programming language)Designed byAry Borenszweig, Juan Wajnerman, Brian Cardiff1.00infobox
Crystal (programming language)DeveloperManas Technology Solutions1.00infobox
Crystal (programming language)Filename extensions.cr1.00infobox
Crystal (programming language)First appearedJune 19, 2014; 12 years ago (2014-06-19)1.00infobox
Crystal (programming language)Implementation languageRuby (2011- 2013), Crystal (2013 - present)1.00infobox
Crystal (programming language)LicenseApache License 2.01.00infobox
Crystal (programming language)OSLinux, macOS, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Windows1.00infobox
Crystal (programming language)ParadigmMulti-paradigm: object-oriented, concurrent1.00infobox
Crystal (programming language)PlatformIA-32 (i386), x86-64, AArch641.00infobox
Crystal (programming language)Stable release1.21.0 / 16 July 2026; 39 days ago (16 July 2026)1.00infobox
Crystal (programming language)Typing disciplinestatic, inferred, nominal, duck1.00infobox
Crystal (programming language)Websitecrystal-lang.org1.00infobox

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