Would like to try it at some point. I am trying pandas now b/c other people are using it. So far - the more I learn pandas, the less I like it. Not a good sign. I keep finding things that annoy me in pandas, b/c have seen them solved in array languages (like q/kdb) and matlab.

Yeah Julia is more popular in research than in industry. Python dominates data science field, but I as well find pandas and other tools too clunky.