As a graduate from a PLDI (Programming Language Design and Implementation) research group, I’m always suspicious when a brand spanking new language gets a lot of buzz. There are so many barriers against, nay even ways to measure, success that most of the newcomers wind up being also rans.
But the new language julia has some nice features, yet seems eminently pragmatic. Plus people who have good taste seem enthusiastic about its arrival.
Then again, Go was the bee’s knees not too long ago and it hasn’t taken over the world.