From 2db1bcc69043c88828de61094b7e9d3737242353 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Breloff Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2015 09:53:27 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] readme --- README.md | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 2877dcd0..76a4a4f7 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -44,6 +44,19 @@ which saves: ![gadfly_plt](img/gadfly1.png) +Note that you do not need all underlying packages to use this. I use Requires.jl to +perform lazy loading of the modules, so there's no initialization until you call `plotter()`. +This has an added benefit that you can call `using Plot` and it should return quickly... +no more waiting for a plotting package to load when you don't even use it. :) + +``` +julia> tic(); using Plot; toc(); +elapsed time: 0.356158445 seconds + +julia> tic(); using Gadfly; toc(); +WARNING: using Gadfly.Plot in module Main conflicts with an existing identifier. +elapsed time: 3.1334697 seconds +``` # Author