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A comment on Fast.ai and why Python is not the future of ML with Jeremy Howard. Parent comment

Re:Fast.ai and why Python is not the future of ML with Jerem... by evgen on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @11:01AM (#24409091)
Given the choice between using library bindings in Python and similar bindings in C++ or Java, the world has voted with their feet. When it comes to easy to use glue languages, Python won.
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Re:Fast.ai and why Python is not the future of ML with Jerem... by pjmlp on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @04:04PM (#24412512)
Who said those are the only two options available?

Python seems to have won.

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Re:Fast.ai and why Python is not the future of ML with Jerem... by 0x008 on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @01:38PM (#24410706)
Yes! People who compare python to Julia miss the point. Python is not really used as a programming language, Python is the new bash.
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Re:Fast.ai and why Python is not the future of ML with Jerem... by pjmlp on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @04:06PM (#24412535)
Tcl did it first, look where it is now.

Alternatives abound.

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