How Julia could beat Python for programming language dominance

Despite taking several years to become fully popularised, Python continues to dominate the programming sphere thanks to its clean and relatable syntax, readability, and ease of learning for beginners. However, the most common complaint among users is that Python is slow. Slower than C++, slower than Java, and slower than C#. It’s also slower than Julia, a high-performing, relatively new kid on the block which was released in 2012. Conceived by Jeff Bezanson, Stefan Karpinski, Viral B. Shah, and Alan Edelman as a free language that’s both fast and high-level, Julia is as easy to use as Python or R,…

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