> > I'd also like a REPL command which prints out a list of all of the > objects currently in memory space (like 'whos' in Octave)
I'd recommend you try the obscurely named whos() in Julia :) torsdag 5. mars 2015 14.38.05 UTC+1 skrev David Higgins følgende: > > Oh, and an IDE is the other requirement of my hard core programming > brethren. The debugger is higher on their list of priorities, but the IDE > is also vital (and one capable of handling projects, etc. we do large scale > numerical projects). > > David. > > On Thursday, 5 March 2015 14:35:23 UTC+1, David Higgins wrote: >> >> I agree with many of the comments above. I recommend Julia only to a >> subset of my colleagues. From Matlab the barrier to entry is incredibly low >> and you gain on both speed and price, the only argument against is that >> Matlab users tend to have years of experience in their one language and not >> such a habit of learning new languages. >> >> I personally moved from mainly GPGPU based programming using C; despite >> the difficulty of that field I found the move painful due to a lack of >> detailed documentation (my perception). Don't get me wrong, there's enough >> documentation out there to make a decent stab at getting things done. But >> I'm used to having a much more nuanced understanding of a language and the >> documentation doesn't yet go into this level of detail, nor are there >> sufficient examples out there. >> >> For my colleagues who are strong programmers (Python particularly), they >> refuse to touch the language until there's a debugger. At the very least >> they want to be able to set breakpoints and run to them. Personally, I'd >> also like a REPL command which prints out a list of all of the objects >> currently in memory space (like 'whos' in Octave). This seems like a basic >> requirement for REPL based numerical programming. >> >> Julia is elegant and growing strongly, but I'm still quite selective >> about who I proselytise to. I have the feeling that it will be so many >> times a more comfortable experience in 6-12 months time that I'd rather not >> colour people's early experiences in a negative light if better is soon to >> come. >> >> David. >> >
