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my bigger problem is how unstable all of the apis are. every single time i try to follow a guide/tutorial i get compilation errors because packages have shifted

• eigenspace 7y ago
  Now that 1.0 is out, APIs have stabilized a ton, even in the package ecosystem. But depending n your stability needs, packages might still be changing too fast. I’d say for most people, there’s so much great progress and improvements happening that the breakages are well worth it.
  • locoman88 7y ago
    ... there’s so much great progress and improvements happening that the breakages are well worth it. This. According to the fanboys, Julia, and its ecosystem, is production ready, but the reality is that it's far from it. They rushed to release v1.0 when there were still lots of sharp corners to cut and polish. What the Julia community needs to do now is: 1. Admit that the language is not ready yet and that there are lots of room for improvement, and 2. Stop badmouthing Pyhton and R