[neolog]

I'm a daily Julia user but tbh I've gotta agree with parent commenter. I think Jeff's attitude in the "What's bad about Julia" talk is the right way to handle criticism: listen to the person, ask about their use cases, understand how Julia could be improved for that user. Accepting criticism makes a good product, and seeing project leaders do it makes a good impression.

[yellowcake0]

Oh come now, are we really so delicate that one brusque comment gets our back up?

Does the man have to be obsequious everytime he discusses his language in an informal setting?

[neolog]

It's not that we're delicate, it's that poor communication between users and maintainers leads causes problems. As for "one comment", OP already mentioned that defensiveness is becoming an issue in the community.

[StefanKarpinski]

Not my best but as I said, I was genuinely confused about the benchmarks.