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Julia is probably excellent. How large are the benefits to using Julia compared to Python? Are the benefits great enough to compensate for the time spent: - Tr
by gypsyharlot 6y ago
Julia is probably excellent. How large are the benefits to using Julia compared to Python? Are the benefits great enough to compensate for the time spent:
- Training your entire team to use Julia instead of learning about other relevant things
- Re-writing your Python-infrastructure (or dealing with Julia to Python-interoperability, which means new employees now have to learn or know both Python and Julia)
- Replacing Jupyter and learning new, similar tools
- All employees making their favorite IDEs function well with Julia
- Figuring out how to make Julia talk to software that already has an existing Python API (Wireshark, AutoCAD, GNU Radio, ... just about everything you can think of)
- nmfisher 6y agoThose are definitely problems for the corporate world (except for Jupyter, a Julia kernel already exists for that). Again, I’m not an academic so take what I say with a grain of salt - but I can see Julia paying dividends very very quickly in that sphere (once you’re over the admittedly steep learning curve).
- kirill5pol 6y agoA few of these are non-problems IMO. - Julia is relatively easy to learn for Python people (especially the numerical people who have experience with stuff like Cython) - The interop (both ways) is pretty great with Python
- N1H1L 6y agoThe Ju of Jupyter is for Julia.