I'm dismayed that this article portrays Julia so much as my creation and downplays the roles of Jeff and Viral – if anyone deserves the lion's share of the credit for the language, it's Jeff. I'm guessing this happened because I had a publication-quality photo available for use and told a relatable narrative in the interview we did, whereas Jeff stuck somewhat more to technical matters.

Oh, and Julia 1.0 hasn't been released yet. We're currently working on 0.3, which should be out in about a month.