I did my PhD at Caltech and knew one of the grad students working on this project. I remember him telling me that Julia is a complete mess (don't recall why he

I did my PhD at Caltech and knew one of the grad students working on this project. I remember him telling me that Julia is a complete mess (don't recall why he disliked it). I would imagine it feels more "modern" than Fortran, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's better per se.