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@@ -15,7 +15,35 @@ written in and for the [Crystal Language](https://crystal-lang.org/). It aims to
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provide limited language features (like go-to, autocompletion, syntax and
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semantic checking) and ease development with any compatible code editor.**
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**Status: in development.**
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> [!IMPORTANT]
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> ### Project Status
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> I am **passively** maintaining this project which means that I will not be
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> regularly adding new features or fixing bugs. My time is **very** limited and I have
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> other projects that I want to work on.
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> Crystalline begun as a fun experiment because at the time there was no working LSP for
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> Crystal, and was written mainly to cater to my own needs - on my free time. I was happy to
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> open-source it and share it with the community because I thought it could be
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> useful to others.
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> But over time, some vocal people in the Crystal community have been openly
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> trash-talking the project in the (un)official discord channel, telling users
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> to avoid using it and spreading misinformation, which I am not cool with.
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> Crystalline has a bunch of issues, but if you know what you are doing, it can be a very
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> useful tool. I know that because I am the primary user of it.
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> Due to the nature of the Crystal language and the way the compiler works, it
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> is not possible to provide a full-fledged language server with all the
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> features that one would expect. If you have a problem
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> with that, then I suggest you use another language - or wait for someone else
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> to write a better LSP (which I would be happy to see, but doubt will happen).
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> I am not paid to work on this project, I do it for fun.
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> **And unfortunately, the fun has been sucked out of it.**
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