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 / 7 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

Rhasspy seems promising and I started to tinker with it, but didn't get to a functional state before I got distracted by something else. Source: 7 months ago

Alternatively you could try using rhasspy under termux. Source: about 1 year ago

Rhasspy might have a lot of what you're looking for: Https://rhasspy.readthedocs.io/en/latest/. Source: about 1 year ago

There's many voice control options for HA, both private ones like Rhasspy and the corporate spyware ones that only an idiot would use. Source: over 1 year ago

Rhasspy is amazing and more capable than Mycroft (e.g. Satellite support, something that’s mandatory imo), but even more DIY and beginner-unfriendly. That said, the docs are decent, the community is helpful. Source: over 1 year ago