Attention, rant coming: On another annoying Julia-vs-R post goo.gl/jqja2J #rstats #rcpp
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@eddelbuettel sudo add-apt-repository ppa:staticfloat/juliareleases #julialang
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.@mpastell We also do that for R too for timelier updates. Yet we do not break the base package which is still some egg on Julia's face.
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@eddelbuettel @mpastell I seem to recall breaking changes in versions of R pre 1.0.0. Apples and oranges.
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Replying to @BatesDmbates
.@BatesDmbates My principal issues were 1) Julia & Ubuntu failed to get a working binary out (works in Debian) and 2) a poorly chosen test.

Dec 22, 2014 · 3:52 PM UTC

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. @BatesDmbates To reiterate: I mostly object to Julia folks constantly infighting with R. Why? Lastly, change is good when managed.
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