Why I still Recommend the Julia Programming Language

Does Yuri Vishnevsky have valid criticism of Julia?

I HAVE been asked to respond to criticism Yuri Vishnevsky raised in his article “Why I no longer recommend Julia”. As a big fan of Julia and author of Julia as a Second Language I feel a certain obligation to take the criticism of Julia serious.

I think Yuri makes lots of valid points, but I honestly think it is still far too early to draw conclusions. Julia is still a very young language with an immature ecosystem. That there are…