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leephillipstoday at 6:22 PM1 replyview on HN

Polyglot Jet Finding:

https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.17309

This paper in experimental high-energy physics is a good example of why Julia is popular for scientific calculations.

It shows that #julialang is over 100 times faster than Python and even faster than C++.


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Rijanhastwoearstoday at 6:50 PM

So, my original comment really boils down to the idea that "public perception has nothing to do with objective stats". To which your response is ... citing a paper at me.

To reiterate, citing studies that show that smoking causes cancer in chain smokers does ... nothing. You are citing studies, but I am not the chain smoker; I am just the guy talking about chain smokers.

One more time, I wish we lived in a world where public perception was swayed by objective studies, but we don't.

Julia is fast, yes, but when a university sys-admin rolls their eyes at hearing its name, you have lost the battle for well and good.