community.maddatascientist.io is a new Discourse site aimed at new users, primarily those who do not intend to move far into intermediate stage and do not plan on using Julia’s advanced mathematical capacities. It aims to complement this site by appealing to a less technical audience.
To help the site gain traction, for February I am offering a free* subscription for the life of the new board to anyone on this board who wishes to contribute to expanding the Julia base.
To the extent that most people have heard of the Julia language at all, it can have a somewhat daunting visage—“it’s for MIT rocket scientists.” That perception overlooks the ergonomics of the language. I switched from R a year ago and I continue to wince whenever I have to go back for something (call it a lack of comprehension). Basic data science tasks seem much more fluid, especially compared to the syntax-heavy tidyverse flavor.
If you are interested, please DM me.
*At some point I’m going to have to charge for posting privileges to defray hosting.