I think if you're hoping to read a tutorial, then Julia is not the right language for you until it hits 1.0. At the moment, the one true Julia tutorial is reading the Julia source code.
I wouldn't worry about the concept of an "exe". -- John On Oct 28, 2014, at 5:42 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Thanks very much. > > Would it be conceivably possible at some point to include python functions > called from pycall, in a future julia exe? > > I already have a decent grasp of python, but trying to decide if its worth > learning the syntax of the entire scipy system if I will be switching to > julia later. > > The lack of tutorials for data science in julia is the main factor I'm > pondering now. > > On Saturday, October 25, 2014 11:13:43 AM UTC-4, John Myles White wrote: > I’m very conservative about recommeinding Julia these days. I’d say that, as > a beginner to programming, you may find Julia to be a difficult ride. I think > you’ll find Julia quite easy to learn after you’ve already mastered Python. > > — John > > On Oct 24, 2014, at 9:41 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > > Hi Everyone, > > > > I'v posted the below questions on reddit julia , and wanted to elicit > > additional input from the group. I'm trying to figure out which system > > (python vs julia) to invest in, Any feedback would be appreciated. > > > > http://www.reddit.com/r/Julia/comments/2k4dtm/experience_with_pycall_in_action/ > > - How robust is pycall? Can I rely on it to do database connections and > > beautiful soup scraping? > > > > http://www.reddit.com/r/Julia/comments/2k79mn/is_there_something_about_julia_that_facilitates/ > > - julia vs python types for simulations. Using julia types in simulations. > > > > Thanks! >
