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From: Stephen Fuld <sfuld@alumni.cmu.edu.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Julia was Re: Fortran was NOT higher level than C. Was: Computer
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Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2024 23:02:15 -0700
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On 9/5/2024 12:08 PM, Thomas Koenig wrote:
> Stephen Fuld <sfuld@alumni.cmu.edu.invalid> schrieb:
>> On 9/5/2024 7:37 AM, Thomas Koenig wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I prefer Julia for the more script-oriented stuff, it can be
>>> quite fast.
>>>
>>
>> When I first saw Julia some years ago, I was very impressed.  It
>> certainly has some nice features.  But apparently it hasn't caught on as
>> quickly as I had hoped. :-(
> 
>> Can you talk about why you think it isn't more popular?
> 
> I can make guesses, but I'm not more informed than you.
> 
> Python's popularity, due to the sheer number of people using it,
> is one reason.  People who know Python will continue using it
> and see little reason to learn another language.  Many don't care
> about Python's inefficiency when not using highly efficient compiled
> code and, truth be told, for many applications it doesn't matter,
> you have 3*10⁹ cycles to throw at it per second.

Wow!  I hadn't thought of that as a reason, but I think it is correct. 
The Python bandwagon keeps attracting more and more followers.  I see 
from the Tiobe index that Python is number one by a huge amount and is 
even growing its lead.

Thanks.


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  - Stephen Fuld
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