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by krull10 8y ago
Right now, using is as a “quick” command line utility for solving small problems is probably not a good Julia work flow (unless the overhead you mention doesn’t matter to your application). Where it shines is for longer-running or repeated
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by krull10 8y ago
The first time you run code in a REPL Julia will have to compile it. So starting a new REPL, and trying to solve a very small problem one time will currently be a terrible workflow for Julia (unless you don’t care that it may take a few sec
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by krull10 8y ago
What about the Julia 1.0 language design do you find prevents general purpose programming?
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by krull10 8y ago
Yes, in the sciences and engineering faster computers = larger, more accurate models one can feasibly study. So while the old models might run faster, many researchers will transition to solving more complicated problems that become just as
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by krull10 8y ago
I've been looking for a replacement for Papers for years; it just doesn't work well anymore with the lack of attention they've given it since the acquisition. For me subscription pricing is a no-go. It's sad, I would hap
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by krull10 8y ago
Exactly, this is a major issue that non-academics always miss when talking about OA. The replacement to charging readers seems to have become a shift of costs to researchers, with an expectation they'll have lots of grants that are wil
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by krull10 8y ago
It is also highly debatable whether it is a good use of taxpayer funds to cover thousands of dollars in page charges (which is not uncommon for many journals these days). Think how much money could go towards funding more postdocs, graduate
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by krull10 8y ago
Not all researchers have thousands of dollars available in grants to cover the types of publishing fees that have become common as the burden of payment shifts from readers to researchers. Graduate students, postdocs or even professors may
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by krull10 9y ago
Most universities are run like a business. They are "non-profit" but essentially they are trying to generate "profits" that raise their endowment. Larger endowments mean more $ per year to spend on faculty, admin/st
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by krull10 10y ago
Not with United. I had two flights in a row that I was all checked in with boarding passes on my phone, and then they bumped me due to an "equipment" change the night before my flight. In one case I was able to get a new seat imme