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Typically a mix of reasons: - Needing to interact with an existing codebase, and an existing developer base. If everyone knows and uses Python and only a few use Julia, it is too e…

Exciting to hear -- I have used Julia for prototyping, and have found it to be excellent for that: In my experience there are still some rough edges as compared to the Python ecosy…

Absolutely! Not to mention the often impressive performance of "general" MIP solvers. It is only a shame that the best ones there are commercial (Gurobi followed by Cplex). That sa…

A bit tangentially, this is also a great display of just how good readily available approximate solvers have gotten for a wide range of combinatorial optimization problems (like TS…

The distinction is being made on end outputs -- is it more like a Powerpoint deck, or more like a production data pipeline -- not on techniques. "Machine learning" includes plenty …

Math PhD here. I have also had the chance to work with many bright "analytically-minded" people from other backgrounds while a management consultant. This article is spot on, and s…