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Doesn't R also use multiple dispatch[1]? What magic does Julia bring to the game that R doesn't? [1] http://adv-r.had.co.nz/S4.html http://adv-r.had.co.nz/S4.h
by wodenokoto 6y ago
Doesn't R also use multiple dispatch[1]? What magic does Julia bring to the game that R doesn't?
[1] http://adv-r.had.co.nz/S4.html http://adv-r.had.co.nz/S4.html
- GistNoesis 6y agoJulia makes it a zero-cost abstraction by emitting and optimizing the code dynamically.
- amkkma 6y agoThe type system. Also making it a zero cost abstraction as mentioned by the other child comment. Type system and language semantics are critical for that as well, not just the compiler.