Re:StructuredQueries.jl – A generic data manipulation framework
by GlennS on Friday October 07, 2016 @02:59PM
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I think this is a big part of why R is such a success amongst data analysts.
A lot of R libraries have a really good human interface which you can play around with and it will successfully DWIM a lot of the time.
Once you start trying to drive R in a more automatic way with your own programs, though, it starts to get really messy. I wouldn't want to make even a medium-sized program in it (10,000 lines would be too, for example). Then it's time to switch to Python with numpy.
I wonder if Julia will be able to cover both types of program effectively. There's definitely a niche for it if it can.
A lot of R libraries have a really good human interface which you can play around with and it will successfully DWIM a lot of the time.
Once you start trying to drive R in a more automatic way with your own programs, though, it starts to get really messy. I wouldn't want to make even a medium-sized program in it (10,000 lines would be too, for example). Then it's time to switch to Python with numpy.
I wonder if Julia will be able to cover both types of program effectively. There's definitely a niche for it if it can.