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Good for exploratory programming but trying to make a single binary for any re-distributable app is a nightmare. PackageCompiler will always beat you up. And frankly, why can't Julia have a simple, single CLI command to create a binary like any other PL.

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"Any other PL"? Really? Well, that is news to me:)

Anyway, the answer to your question is very simple: Because it's difficult, and a lot of work. Not because they can't be bothered, as your question seems to imply.

Compiling multiple dispatch is very difficult. There are a potentially infinite number of methods to compile.

Yes. There are good attempts towards static compilation, and we will have it one day, but it's something that requires high levels of expertise and effort given the dynamic nature and design of Julia - not just a matter of "doing it like any other language".

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