Julia 1.0 is out:
- Julia 1.0, https://julialang.org/blog/2018/08/one-point-zero
- Why we created Julia, https://julialang.org/blog/2012/02/why-we-created-julia (original announcement in 2012)
- Possible Python rival? Programming language Julia is winning over developers, https://www.zdnet.com/article/possible-python-rival-programming-language-julia-is-winning-over-developers/ (I have seen Julia being touted as a "Matlab-killer"; now it seems to be also a "Python-killer"?).
- Should data scientists using R and Python switch over to Julia? https://qz.com/1360318/is-julia-a-good-alternative-to-r-and-python-for-programmers/
- Which numerical computing language is best: Julia, MATLAB, Python or R?, https://voxeu.org/content/which-numerical-computing-language-best-julia-matlab-python-or-r
For optimization modeling, JuMP is a good tool. IMHO, major drawback is indexing by numbers, so there is limited protection against errors (no type/domain checking). May be I need to create some motivating examples for this.