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Haskell or Julia? I have a highly varied background that includes: SPSS and R for statistical analysis, NLP scripting/programming on a very niche platform, som
by mswen 12y ago
Haskell or Julia?
I have a highly varied background that includes: SPSS and R for statistical analysis, NLP scripting/programming on a very niche platform, some web app development using PHP, MySql, Javascript, LeafletJS and HighCharts.
I have been reading about both Haskell and Julia and have wondered which would be most worth the time and energy to learn. Anyone with knowledge of both have a nuanced opinion to share?
The presence of this book might be an avenue for me to approach Haskell from a domain where I already understand the lay of the land.
- codygman 12y agoI would say go through this book and see what you think. Don't get too hung up on specific parts but try to move through it quickly so you get a "feel" for Haskell. Then I'd look for a similar book/tutorial with Julia and do the same. If you can't find a similar resource for Julia, you could probably make due with replicating the Haskell examples with the manual[0] and "learn X in Y minutes"[1] for Julia. After compare your experiences. If you still aren't sure, try implementing something a little more difficult or involved in both. They are both very capable tools as far as I know, so how much you enjoy each language might be the most important factor in lieu of limits each language may have for your intended uses. 0: http://docs.julialang.org/en/release-0.2/manual/ http://docs.julialang.org/en/release-0.2/manual/ 1: http://learnxinyminutes.com/docs/julia/ http://learnxinyminutes.com/docs/julia/
- mswen 12y agoThanks for the advice.