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> Compared with, say, data.table in R, or pandas in python, one of the things I enjoy most about Julia packages is that they're almost exclusively written in pu
by anthony_doan 6y ago
> Compared with, say, data.table in R, or pandas in python, one of the things I enjoy most about Julia packages is that they're almost exclusively written in pure Julia.
R is going to eventually use Julia in their package. It's one of the gluest language I've ever learned so far.
It's actually R's strength. It doesn't have to compete when it can assimilate stuff in the backend while leveraging their existing user. Just look at STAN.