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Re: Julia 0.2 released

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Post by RivieraKid »

After using it for smaller projects, one of the few things I don't like is multidimensional arrays. I would prefer if only arrays of arrays were possible and had some syntax sugar.

Edit: And perhaps some special treatment by the compiler for optimization. I find multi-d arrays counter-intuitive and clumsy on some situations. Also, currently I'm forced to write ugly code like array[x,y][i].

Re: Julia 0.2 released

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Post by StefanKarpinski »

To quote the mailing list announcement [1]:

> We will be supporting a 0.2 line of releases that maintains compatibility with 0.2 with minimally invasive bug fixes, so this is a good time to switch to 0.2 for production systems.

This release was a fairly long time coming from the previous 0.1 stable release. If you've been considering trying Julia out but were worried that it was moving too fast (it's been moving pretty fast), this is a good time to try it out. Not only will the 0.2 release line be supported with minimally invasive bugfixes, but also the 0.3 release is going to largely consist of performance improvements.

[1] https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/julia-users/-lh_g9eH...

Re: Julia 0.2 released

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Post by grimgrin »

idProQuo wrote: post #3

This is a dumb question, but is Julia named after anyone in particular?

From an interview:

InfoWold: Why the name, Julia?

Karpinski: That's everybody's favorite question. There's no good reason, really. It just seemed like a pretty name.

http://www.infoworld.com/d/application-development/new-julia...

Re: Julia 0.2 released

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Post by burntsushi »

RivieraKid wrote: post #5

After using it for smaller projects, one of the few things I don't like is multidimensional arrays. I would prefer if only arrays of arrays were possible and had some syntax sugar. Edit: And perhaps some special treatment by the compiler for optimization. I find multi-d arrays counter-intuitive and clumsy on some situations. Also, currently I'm forced to write ugly code like array[x,y][i].

I haven't used Julia yet, but would be curious to hear more about your experience. Was it overall positive? How does it compare with your experience using other languages?
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