> Disproportionate effort is an obvious sign that hacks to keep such flagships seaworthy are prioritized over a good language and a good library. I do not thin

> Disproportionate effort is an obvious sign that hacks to keep such flagships seaworthy are prioritized over a good language and a good library. I do not think this is true; from my limited Julia experience the reason the flagship features need disproportionate efforts is precisely because they are research project and the developers make sure they are not hacks.