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Crystal (programming language) vs PHP Markdown

A side-by-side look at Crystal (programming language) and PHP Markdown. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Crystal (programming language)

Crystal (programming language)

Development

Crystal is a compiled, general-purpose, object-oriented programming language with a syntax similar to Ruby. It has static type checking, bindings to C libraries, and claims to have performance comparable to statically typed languages like C++ and Go.

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PHP Markdown

PHP Markdown

Development

PHP Markdown is an open-source PHP library that converts Markdown formatted text to HTML. It supports most standard Markdown syntax and allows adding extensions for additional functionality.

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