Small static binaries could be an killer-feature for Julia.
While I always had an eye on Julia and it is a lovely language, especially the multiply dispatch and general lispy-ness in spirit, I never really had a good use case for it.
Python always was the better choice due to the stronger ecosystem and faster launch time. Rarely did I need the extra performance Julia offered. But Python is annoying to deploy so Julia starts to seem tempting, at least for smaller projects where you don't want to do a complex docker setup.
While I always had an eye on Julia and it is a lovely language, especially the multiply dispatch and general lispy-ness in spirit, I never really had a good use case for it.
Python always was the better choice due to the stronger ecosystem and faster launch time. Rarely did I need the extra performance Julia offered. But Python is annoying to deploy so Julia starts to seem tempting, at least for smaller projects where you don't want to do a complex docker setup.
Julia is for sure prioritizing the right things.