# Discussion on "Why I no longer recommend Julia" by Yuri Vishnevsky

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**Created:** [May 16, 2022, 2:33pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/discussion-on-why-i-no-longer-recommend-julia-by-yuri-vishnevsky/81151 "2022-05-16T14:33:38Z")\
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> [@Bruno\_Amorim](#):
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> I don’t try to brainwash students into using Julia.

I was not implying that you were doing that.

> [@Bruno\_Amorim](#):
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> Why? Simple: to increase the number of Julia users.

When thinking about this, I always try to imagine how I would relate to someone trying to convince me to use a language that I recognize as technically very advanced, that solves _some_ issues beautifully, but at the same time is not practical for what I do (Rust and Haskell come to mind).

Julia is an extremely powerful programming language, but at the same time it requires quite a bit of investment to reap its benefits. Convincing users who are not ready for it (_yet_) or don’t want to invest too much in the concepts may backfire and have the opposite effect: you get people who expected that it would magically solve all of their problems, and eventually they abandon Julia out of frustration.

I think it is best

1. not to try to convince people about Julia unless they ask to hear about the language,
2. to create a community where newcomers can get help,
3. not to take it personally if someone decides that Julia is not for them.

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