&quot;I really, really wish they had dropped the 1-based indexing and &lt;= upper bound on index ranges.&quot;<p>really? There are quite a few things I don&#x27;t like about julia, but using 1-indexing and &quot;end&quot; makes implementing algorithms much clearer IMHO.<p>The main pain points for me in julia are the module&#x2F;pkg system and that the runtime is not just batteries but more like 10 generators included i.e. it could be way more minimal. But I get that the goal is to have a powerful scientific computing language and not to build a multipurpose language that emphasizes modular construction of code units and production ready package and build management utilities.<p>All in all, when judged by how well julia achieves its self-stated goals, I think it is excellent.