Julia is a fine platform for data science but so are Python/NumPY, R, and Matlab. Few of us have the luxury of building greenfield projects that are independent

Julia is a fine platform for data science but so are Python/NumPY, R, and Matlab. Few of us have the luxury of building greenfield projects that are independent of our previous choices and real-world constraints. Understanding NumPY within this larger context is important, even if you are committed to the Julia ecosystem.