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Crystal vs MATLAB: What are the differences?
What is Crystal? Fast as C, slick as Ruby. Crystal is a programming language that resembles Ruby but compiles to native code and tries to be much more efficient, at the cost of disallowing certain dynamic aspects of Ruby.
What is MATLAB? A high-level language and interactive environment for numerical computation, visualization, and programming. Using MATLAB, you can analyze data, develop algorithms, and create models and applications. The language, tools, and built-in math functions enable you to explore multiple approaches and reach a solution faster than with spreadsheets or traditional programming languages, such as C/C++ or Java.
Crystal and MATLAB can be categorized as "Languages" tools.
"Compiles to efficient native code" is the primary reason why developers consider Crystal over the competitors, whereas "Simulink" was stated as the key factor in picking MATLAB.
Crystal is an open source tool with 13.5K GitHub stars and 1.05K GitHub forks. Here's a link to Crystal's open source repository on GitHub.
According to the StackShare community, MATLAB has a broader approval, being mentioned in 12 company stacks & 23 developers stacks; compared to Crystal, which is listed in 7 company stacks and 14 developer stacks.
Pros of Crystal
- Compiles to efficient native code38
- Ruby inspired syntax36
- Performance oriented - C-like speeds32
- Gem-like packages, called Shards23
- Can call C code using Crystal bindings20
- Super Fast18
- Typed Ruby <318
- Open Source17
- Minimal Runtime14
- Cute11
- Clean code9
- Concurrent9
- Productive9
- Great community4
- Feels like duck types, safe like static types2
- Null Safety2
- Type inference2
- Program compiled into a single binary2
- Powerful2
- Meta-Programming (via Macros)2
- Simplicity2
- Has builtin LLVM support library1
- Statically linked binaries that are simple to deploy1
- Fun to write1
- High-performance1
- Simple, minimal syntax1
- Compile time statically safe macros1
- Concise1
- Statically Safe Monkey Patching1
- Fibers1
- Spawn1
- Meta-programming1
- Cross-platform1
- Productivity1
- Elegant1
Pros of MATLAB
- Simulink20
- Model based software development5
- Functions, statements, plots, directory navigation easy5
- S-Functions3
- REPL2
- Simple variabel control1
- Solve invertible matrix1
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Cons of Crystal
- Small community13
- No windows support3
- No Oracle lib1
Cons of MATLAB
- Parameter-value pairs syntax to pass arguments clunky2
- Doesn't allow unpacking tuples/arguments lists with *2
- Does not support named function arguments2
