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I really don't understand why they didn't go with Julia, it fits the purpose much better than Swift, already having a ML ecosystem and having great interop with

I really don't understand why they didn't go with Julia, it fits the purpose much better than Swift, already having a ML ecosystem and having great interop with Python, C, C++, R and Matlab. Heck JAX, where a lot of TF refugees are going, is pretty similar to Zygote

dunefox 6y ago
It's because they were set on Swift and the 'language evaluation' was pointless. Julia would have been the natural choice.