Indeed, and while there is plenty to still be worried about, a lot has been addressed, too. Further we are now starting to see the pay-off with amazing algorithmic innovations being implemented in Julia.
We have working code to code automatic differentiation:
We have working code to code automatic differentiation:
https://github.com/FluxML/Zygote.jl
Finally, the core team is paying attention to the problems and addressing them. All my top complaints are already mentioned in the laundry list:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPuJsgyu87U