amber-framework

Logo of Crystal Language The Crystal Programming Language includes a feature called Macros. Crystal’s Documentation states: “Macros are methods that receive AST nodes at compile-time and produce code that is pasted into a program.”. To simplify this means you can write code that writes more code. This post is a deep-dive into how to write macros and why they’re useful. What’s an Abstract Syntax Tree (AST)? To understand how Macros work, you should be familiar with the concept of an Abstract Syntax Tree....

Logo of the Crystal Language Recently I heard about a new programming language called Crystal. Crystal is a self-hosted statically typed compiled programming language with C-like performance with Ruby-like syntax. I quickly fell in love with Crystal and the Amber Framework. This post will talk about my experience using it to develop a web application. This post provides a critical overview of what Crystal and Amber, can and can’t do for you....