On 24 September 2015 at 22:00, Marcio Sales <marciole...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> it would be nice to have a more obvious way to automatically fix things >> like globals that could be declared const, or maybe even automatically >> wrapping global code in functions? > > > I think these words reflect exactly the point I wanted to make. I > understand the grandiosity that is envisioned for the language, but until > we get there, if problems like the ones pointed in that post is not solved, > you are basically saying that Julia is "a language that will allow you, > expert C programmer, to fast-write code that runs a bit slower!". > I am not an expert C programmer. I know very little in fact. But I understand some basic principles that allow me to write acceptable Julia code. Julia is a lot easier and more convenient to write than C. I also find it easier and more convenient than Python and Matlab. > "Julia *can* be faster than most alternatives, and it takes much less >> effort and much less code alteration to make it happen. >> > > Or that "Julia is a high-level programming language that allows people to > develop software or packages that deliver C-Like performance" = You don't > just open a REPL and start firing up code that will run in light speed! > I can open the REPL and write code that is faster than other languages with a REPL. I do a lot of work on the Julia REPL and I like it. Daniel.
