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Julia has raised millions of dollars in funding, and includes some pretty big names- National Science Foundation, DARPA, and a pretty big chunk from venture cap
by parsimo2010 7y ago
Julia has raised millions of dollars in funding, and includes some pretty big names- National Science Foundation, DARPA, and a pretty big chunk from venture capital as well. They don't have a benevolent sponsor like Python has enjoyed from Google, but they're doing alright.
They aren't as big as Python because Python has been around for nearly 30 years. Julia is just a baby compared to that. As it grows it will increase it's share. It may not ever surpass Python in terms of raw users, because Julia is focused on numerical computing, but Python is more general purpose.
- Recurecur 7y ago> It may not ever surpass Python in terms of raw users, because Julia is focused on numerical computing, but Python is more general purpose. That isn't the case. Julia's primary focus is scientific/numeric, but it's also general purpose. Take a look at Julia Robotics, for instance: http://www.juliarobotics.org/ http://www.juliarobotics.org/
- parsimo2010 7y agoJulia is focused on numerical computing, not exclusively for numerical computing. Note that Julia has built in n-D arrays and useful operations, while Python requires the numpy package (or other similar package) for them. Julia's Matlab-esque syntax makes it clear where its priorities lie. You could call any Turing-complete language with I/O a general purpose language, but some are clearly designed for certain tasks.