Regarding the slowdown in development, perhaps it&#x27;s a seasonal variation connected to GSoC. For example, notice a drop in postings since October in <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;groups.google.com&#x2F;forum&#x2F;#!aboutgroup&#x2F;julia-dev" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;groups.google.com&#x2F;forum&#x2F;#!aboutgroup&#x2F;julia-dev</a> . This seems to be more or less consistent with the observation in <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.davideaversa.it&#x2F;2015&#x2F;12&#x2F;the-most-promising-languages-of-2016&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.davideaversa.it&#x2F;2015&#x2F;12&#x2F;the-most-promising-langua...</a>, but that&#x27;s just a guess.