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Hi Lyndon. Yes, but that's exactly what I meant! I think my phrasing was off. For a company of that size, I've seen very good activity promoting the julia brand
by tpoacher 6y ago
Hi Lyndon. Yes, but that's exactly what I meant! I think my phrasing was off. For a company of that size, I've seen very good activity promoting the julia brand, both officially and through word-of-mouth networks. (your own Cambridge meetups notwithstanding). Therefore, I think much of the hype is at least partly that, rather than just the technical merits of the language (which I agree it has plenty). I don't remember this kind of 'buzz' before v1. Back then it was just people who saw promise in its features. Now people seem to be promoting it quite actively.
I've seen a shift in the winds, that's all I'm saying. I wasn't mean to come off so negative. (certainly not as negative as Chris took it!)
- ViralBShah 6y agoThanks for the explanation. I feel that Julia has always been well received on HN ever since we publicly announced it in 2012. I believe that post v1, there are just more users out there and more blogs are being written, more companies are using it, more universities are teaching it, and hence more stories are making their way to HN. Nowadays, I find new Julia stories and posts when they show up on HN (as opposed to a few years ago when all you had to do was follow juliabloggers).