It's rather unclear how to respond to this. Suppose I find (which I do) that:
* Julia is a joy to use and fits my use case and/or personal development style really well;
* Other tools have not been such a natural match to my needs;
* Julia has its fair share of limitations, and someone else with different priorities would quite reasonably not find it an appropriate tool;
* Julia is not widely known, and other people may benefit from discovering something about Julia, just as I did.
How should I share my enthusiasm (and, with luck, bring Julia to someone who would enjoy it) without promulgating preachy blindsighted hype? Do I have to wait for a big language release?
The parent comment hints at a knife's edge that must be walked when telling people about Julia. Anything like "I use Julia for X" or "in Julia you can do Y this way" is--understandably!--met with "okay, but why Julia at all; why not a more mainstream tool like Python?" But if you elaborate with "I use Julia for X because I find that in this case Julia > Python for reason Z," you risk being labeled an anti-Python zealot.
So, serious question to the parent comment author or others who feel similarly: what are some ways in which you would find it non-offputting for the Julia community to share its enthusiasm or experience with a broader audience?
* Julia is a joy to use and fits my use case and/or personal development style really well;
* Other tools have not been such a natural match to my needs;
* Julia has its fair share of limitations, and someone else with different priorities would quite reasonably not find it an appropriate tool;
* Julia is not widely known, and other people may benefit from discovering something about Julia, just as I did.
How should I share my enthusiasm (and, with luck, bring Julia to someone who would enjoy it) without promulgating preachy blindsighted hype? Do I have to wait for a big language release?
The parent comment hints at a knife's edge that must be walked when telling people about Julia. Anything like "I use Julia for X" or "in Julia you can do Y this way" is--understandably!--met with "okay, but why Julia at all; why not a more mainstream tool like Python?" But if you elaborate with "I use Julia for X because I find that in this case Julia > Python for reason Z," you risk being labeled an anti-Python zealot.
So, serious question to the parent comment author or others who feel similarly: what are some ways in which you would find it non-offputting for the Julia community to share its enthusiasm or experience with a broader audience?