Re:Julia 1.6 addresses latency issues
by snicker7 on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @10:45PM
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Your concerns are absolutely valid. Julia tooling is lacking, and tooling quality can be more important than language quality. There is a reason why Java is so popular.
I feel that most of your points can be addressed if the compiler's "abstract interpreter" (static analysis) procedures were exposed and reliable/stable. Some packages (e.g. Mjolnir.jl [0]) attempt to re-implement it. Others (e.g. JET.jl [1]) try to hook into Julia's undocumented/private compiler internals (CoreCompiler). Rightfully so, only the most intrepid are willing to do this.
I feel that most of your points can be addressed if the compiler's "abstract interpreter" (static analysis) procedures were exposed and reliable/stable. Some packages (e.g. Mjolnir.jl [0]) attempt to re-implement it. Others (e.g. JET.jl [1]) try to hook into Julia's undocumented/private compiler internals (CoreCompiler). Rightfully so, only the most intrepid are willing to do this.
[0]: https://juliapackages.com/p/mjolnir
[1]: https://juliapackages.com/p/JET