I like the first code example on https://crystal-lang.org

    # A very basic HTTP server.

- Source: Hacker News / 6 months ago

If you're interested, take a look at Crystal (https://crystal-lang.org/)! - Source: Hacker News / 6 months ago

Obviously as an interpreted language, it's never going to be as fast as something like C, Rust, or Go. Traditionally the ruby maintainers have not designed or optimized for pure speed, but that is changing, and the language is definitely faster these days compared to a decade ago. If you like the ruby syntax/language but want the speed of a compiled language, it's also worth checking out Crystal[^1]. It's mostly... - Source: Hacker News / 6 months ago

Crystal is a nice language that's not only simple to read and write but performs very well too. And the documentation is amazing as well. Source: 7 months ago

Ruby is a super fun scripting language. I much prefer it to python when I need something with a little more "ooomph" than bash. It's just...nice...to write in. Ruby performance has come a long way in the last decade as well. There's libraries for pretty much everything. My modern programming toolkit is basically golang + ruby + bash and I am never left wanting. I do find Crystal (https://crystal-lang.org/) really... - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago

There was this strategy multiplayer game on addictinggames.com that I'm trying to remember that I used to play when I was younger and I can't find it online. It was so much fun and I wanna see if I can play it again. You would pick your characters in the beginning which you had a choice on a tank, healer, archer and I think mage. It was a 1 turn base game and the pieces were set up the same way but you would... Source: about 1 year ago

Is it something like Sticky Balls on addictinggames.com? If you scroll further down on the page there's a gameplay video so you can see how it looks when you play it. Source: about 1 year ago

Platform(s): It was definitely a browser game, almost definitely on addictinggames.com or some similar website. Source: over 1 year ago

It's a free online game, like something you would find on addictinggames.com, but I can't remember the website. Source: over 1 year ago

Platform(s): Flash. My most visited websites at the time must have been miniclip.com or addictinggames.com, but it may have come from a different site too. Source: over 1 year ago