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Show threadCrystalLanguage1d ago

We've compiled a list of the most important changes in each release since Crystal 1.0:

https://crystal-lang.org/releases/highlights/

Which changes since 1.0 do you consider the most significant ones?

Release highlights

Highlights of previous Crystal releases

The Crystal Programming Language
Show threadBeta Ziliani  🏳️‍🌈1d ago
@CrystalLanguage Just one? I'd say windows support, but that's spread in many!
Show threadJamie Gaskins23h ago
@CrystalLanguage `WaitGroup`. I use it all the time!
Show threadTodd Sundsted13h ago
@CrystalLanguage so many things it's hard to pick. the next thing that's going to get used is crystal tool macro_code_coverage, though...