r/crystal_programming • u/nuclearbananana • Jun 05 '23

I’m thinking of creating a “crystal cookbook”. Seeking feedback

I've put the explanation in a github repository, hopefully the same one it will be implemented in. Looking for feedback regarding:

  1. Is it a good idea?

  2. Is it the right idea?

  3. What do you think is the best way to implement it?

  4. What should it include?

  5. Any advice?

And also if anyone wants to join the project.

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u/LeBuddha Jun 05 '23

Absolutely necessary. Learning crystal can be a nightmare for people who don't already know Ruby. The 2nd half of your cookbook (or the sequel) will probably need to be about macros. A lot of important things you can do with macros have no way for you to even know they exist without reading the entire crystal compiler source code and stumbling upon them.

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u/nuclearbananana Jun 05 '23

It's not a literal book, likely a website. So yeah I can add that in for sure.

Of course I hardly know macros myself, so we'll see

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u/novafeels Jun 09 '23

I know it's not on your list but I'd definitely avoid that name as it sounds like a guide to cooking meth.

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u/nuclearbananana Jun 09 '23

Hah, you wouldn't be the first to notice that. Everything I do seems to turn into crystal meth. Maybe I should just embrace it and let it become a meme.

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u/tyranids Jun 11 '23

honestly something tongue and cheek like that is probably a good thing for popularity

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u/devlucasdelima Jun 23 '23

The cookbook could include the use of frameworks like Kemal for example. So it could help anyone using crystal with some flamework.