As someone that likes lisp, I enjoyed a lot reading this. My first try when reading about functional programming was to try: Filter(Negate(is.numeric),c(1,2,"hello","bye")) just to receive something unexpected, then in freenode someone answered that c cast types to the more general type, here strings. So I have to begin reading from the beginning about types.
I think that Hadley can gives a very sharp opinion about what is needed to transform julia in a better R, if that is possible. Julia is about speed and no so much to make a big community, people use R because there are a lot of packages and is easy to install and well supported. Python with pandas show that you cat catchup is you try. So the question is if julia will receive some strong support or will be always a second rank players, time will reveal.
Supposing I was a troll, I would like an algorithm that correct my spelling and grammar, and at the same time gives a watered down form,non conflict form and zen way of speaking, to my colorful words. It should take care mainly of the first five or ten lines just to scape from the hunting algorithm.
If some mega corporation is stealing your properties and rights, it should phrase that as somethign like: An act not really understood by this person is being performed by a big company, and you are feeling a little sad about it.
Counterexamples:
What happens when you apply that algorithm to R. Stallman, Linux Torvald, or people with strong opinions? Sometimes those supposed trolls are the person with the real information and correct views and not the blind sheep. By the way the former president of the FMI is now in a very difficult position in Spain, surely algorithms doesn't work so well to detect what they should detect.
Disclaimer: Not a native speaker. Edit: grammar. Added counterexamples.
I think that Hadley can gives a very sharp opinion about what is needed to transform julia in a better R, if that is possible. Julia is about speed and no so much to make a big community, people use R because there are a lot of packages and is easy to install and well supported. Python with pandas show that you cat catchup is you try. So the question is if julia will receive some strong support or will be always a second rank players, time will reveal.