I have to chime in here too. Although the language is in many ways fantastic (and, on top of that, growing even better, fast), the community surrounding it is probably the best corner of the internet I'll ever point my browser to. The other day I told a couple of co-workers about how discussions of controversial changes and topics are usually handled here - they didn't believe me. Although of course everyone here has an effect on the general attitude of the place, I think a lot of the credit in this regard is due to the handful of core Julia devs that seem to be involved in almost every thread both here and on julia-dev, who have the patience to answer every and any inquiry, regardless of how it's worded, with facts and follow-up questions (coupled with a sharp remark about tone, when necessary). I'm not the first one, and I bet I'm not the last one either, to contribute a significant share of my spare time to Julia, simply because I feel so encouraged when I do.
Lots of kudos! (And of course, a case of beer from me too, if you ever travel as far as Stockholm, Sweden...) // T On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 6:44:29 AM UTC+1, David Smith wrote: > > Hear hear! > > I hope the sheer number of contributors back to the language is evidence > of how appreciative we all are to have Julia. And besides the language > being great, the community is really extraordinary. > > Beers are on me if you guys find yourselves in Nashville. > > On Monday, December 8, 2014 11:02:10 PM UTC-6, Petr Krysl wrote: >> >> I've been playing in Julia for the past week or so, but already the >> results are convincing. This language is GREAT. I've coded hundreds of >> thousands of lines in Fortran, C, C++, Matlab, and this is the first >> language that feels good. And it is precisely what I envision for my >> project. >> >> So, THANKS! >> >> Petr Krysl >> >
