We as a community should be more understanding of Julia's flaws

Well, recognizing the problems is certainly the first step towards solving them.

I am not quite sure I follow you here…

I guess my point was that some of the solutions you proposed sounded more like defences — materials one can use to argue with critics of the language. Unfortunately, I don’t think these critics will change their mind after seeing the defences presented; they will more likely to just walk away, telling others on HN that the Julia community is toxic. Perhaps a better way of phrasing them would be for the Julia community to promote better user education?

As for my own observations: It is my hope that the language and ecosystem can continue to grow and I appreciate the effort Julia’s developers put into growing the language. However, I am but a mere user of the language, and I am only here to provide my feedbacks; I don’t think I am in a position to tell people how to solve those problems.

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