From 9dc4d75bdfff47cf15f613104b2061413b493c65 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Cassandra Granade Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2026 11:54:21 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Added note on alternative programming languages --- README.md | 12 ++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index fe360116..30b22abd 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -58,8 +58,16 @@ Any project here may be removed as long as the following become true, even if pr | Name | Alternative(s) | Evidence | Notes | |---|---|---|---| -| [`.NET`](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/) | Python, Rust, etc. | [`.NET Runtime` PRs](https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/pulls?q=author%3A%40copilot+is%3Amerged), [`.NET SDK` PRs](https://github.com/dotnet/sdk/pulls?q=author%3A%40copilot+is%3Amerged) | -| [Julia](https://julialang.org/) | Python | [`AGENTS.md` in main repository](https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/pull/58561), [PRs "written by Claude"](https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/pulls?q=is%253Apr+written+by+Claude) | | +| [`.NET`](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/) | See below | [`.NET Runtime` PRs](https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/pulls?q=author%3A%40copilot+is%3Amerged), [`.NET SDK` PRs](https://github.com/dotnet/sdk/pulls?q=author%3A%40copilot+is%3Amerged) | +| [Julia](https://julialang.org/) | Python (w/ appropriate scientific libraries) | [`AGENTS.md` in main repository](https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/pull/58561), [PRs "written by Claude"](https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/pulls?q=is%253Apr+written+by+Claude) | | + +#### Note on alternative languages + +Suggestions for alternative programming languages are necessarily more complex than many other categories considered here, as that's one of the core technical choices to be made when starting a new software development project. + +Depending on your needs and technical concerns, you may find any number of different alternative languages useful. For example, when considering alternatives to .NET, Java or Scala may be interesting candidates from the perspective of being similar VM-based frameworks, while Python or Rust may be interesting alternatives in other ways. + +We only ### Editors