On Wed, 19 Feb 2014 06:13:37 -0800 (PST) bp2012 <[email protected]> wrote:
> With that said, I have been on the hunt for a language that is easy > to use, allows me to concisely expresse what I'm looking to > accomplish, and have reasonable performance. I've used verbose > languages like java and c#, scripting languages like perl and python, > next generation clr based languages like Nemerle and Cobra, > functional languages like Lisp and Clojure, and even self contained > environments like Pharo smalltalk. There are great features in those > languages, but there was always something that after a couple > projects that jumped out as a big turn off or an obstacle that > couldn't reasonably be overcome. In each case, I jumped ship and > moved on to find the next promising candidate. In a very similar boat, just my choice of considered languages is a bit different - Haskell, OCaml, D, Rust, Ada, Cobra, Python,Nimrod, Dylan... > I'm convinced that julia has a huge future in non-technical / general > purpose software development. Same here, just some bits to be put in order and it will sweep many others under the rug. I'd also like to point out another thing: community is exceptionally friendly which I cannot say for some language I was considere some time ago as very recently as well. Sincerely, Gour -- A person is considered still further advanced when he regards honest well-wishers, affectionate benefactors, the neutral, mediators, the envious, friends and enemies, the pious and the sinners all with an equal mind. http://www.atmarama.net | Hlapicina (Croatia) | GPG: 52B5C810
