# Announcements

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## [Julia 1.0.4 testing period](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-1-0-4-testing-period/24051)

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**Author:** [@ararslan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ararslan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2019, 10:30pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-1-0-4-testing-period/24051 "2019-05-09T22:30:56Z")

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Hi again, you might remember me from my announcement of 1.1.1 testing just yesterday. Well, guess what: it’s that time again, except this time for 1.0. The release-1.0 branch on the Julia repository now contains the set…

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## [Julia 1.1.1 testing period](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-1-1-1-testing-period/24010)

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**Author:** [@ararslan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ararslan)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2019, 12:05pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-1-1-1-testing-period/24010 "2019-05-09T12:05:48Z")

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The release-1.1 branch on the Julia repository now contains the set of commits we’re planning to tag as v1.1.1, the first patch release in the 1.1 series. The list of commits included since v1.1.0 is available here. As a…

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## [Final JuliaCon 2019 keynote announcement: Heather Miller](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/final-juliacon-2019-keynote-announcement-heather-miller/23670)

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**Author:** [@xorJane](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/xorJane)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2019, 10:03pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/final-juliacon-2019-keynote-announcement-heather-miller/23670 "2019-04-29T22:03:24Z")

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Hi everyone! I’m happy to share that Heather Miller from the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University will be joining us as a keynote speaker at JuliaCon 2019. Professor Miller first became involved in t…

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## [JuliaCon 2019- Get your early bird tickets by May 10!](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliacon-2019-get-your-early-bird-tickets-by-may-10/23578)

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**Author:** [@xorJane](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/xorJane)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2019, 8:05pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliacon-2019-get-your-early-bird-tickets-by-may-10/23578 "2019-04-26T20:05:49Z")

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Hello all! Because we’re going to take a few extra days to sort out our financial assistance decisions for JuliaCon 2019, we’ve decided to extend the early bird ticket sales’ deadline to May 10. Hope to see you in Balt…

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## [Arch D Robison will join us as a JuliaCon 2019 keynote speaker!](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/arch-d-robison-will-join-us-as-a-juliacon-2019-keynote-speaker/23411)

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**Author:** [@ninjin](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ninjin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2019, 4:00pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/arch-d-robison-will-join-us-as-a-juliacon-2019-keynote-speaker/23411 "2019-04-22T16:00:10Z")

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Everyone, We are pleased to announce that Arch D Robison, Principal Systems Software Engineer at NVIDIA, will deliver a keynote address at JuliaCon 2019. At NVIDIA Arch works on TensorRT, NVIDIA’s platform for high-perf…

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## [C.J. Musante as a JuliaCon 2019 keynote speaker!](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/c-j-musante-as-a-juliacon-2019-keynote-speaker/23100)

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**Author:** [@xorJane](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/xorJane)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2019, 12:08am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/c-j-musante-as-a-juliacon-2019-keynote-speaker/23100 "2019-04-13T00:08:03Z")

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Hi all! We’re happy to share that Dr. C.J. Musante, Pfizer’s Senior Scientific Director and Head of Quantitative Systems Pharmacology (QSP), will join us as a keynote speaker at JuliaCon this summer. Since receiving her…

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## [Steven Lee will join us as a JuliaCon 2019 keynote speaker!](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/steven-lee-will-join-us-as-a-juliacon-2019-keynote-speaker/22824)

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**Author:** [@ninjin](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ninjin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2019, 12:11am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/steven-lee-will-join-us-as-a-juliacon-2019-keynote-speaker/22824 "2019-04-06T00:11:43Z")

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Everyone, We are pleased to announce that Steven Lee, Applied Mathematics Program Manager for Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) within the Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science, will deliver a keynot…

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## [Steven Johnson as a JuliaCon 2019 keynote speaker!](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/steven-johnson-as-a-juliacon-2019-keynote-speaker/22513)

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**Author:** [@xorJane](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/xorJane)\
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**Last updated:** [March 29, 2019, 7:28pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/steven-johnson-as-a-juliacon-2019-keynote-speaker/22513 "2019-03-29T19:28:02Z")

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Hello all! This summer Steven G. Johnson, Professor of Applied Mathematics and Physics at MIT, co-developer of the Fastest Fourier Transform in the West (FFTW) software library, and creator/maintainer of the Julia packa…

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## [Proceedings and final reminder for Call For Proposals (March 31st)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/proceedings-and-final-reminder-for-call-for-proposals-march-31st/22484)

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**Author:** [@vchuravy](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/vchuravy)\
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**Last updated:** [March 29, 2019, 1:59am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/proceedings-and-final-reminder-for-call-for-proposals-march-31st/22484 "2019-03-29T01:59:52Z")

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Just a short reminder that the call for proposals closes March 31st (Midnight EST). Submit your proposal for JuliaCon now at JuliaCon 2019 :: pretalx. JuliaCon 2019 will be the first JuliaCon that will formally publish …

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## [Madeleine Udell will join us as a JuliaCon 2019 keynote speaker!](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/madeleine-udell-will-join-us-as-a-juliacon-2019-keynote-speaker/22227)

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**Author:** [@ninjin](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ninjin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2019, 10:48pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/madeleine-udell-will-join-us-as-a-juliacon-2019-keynote-speaker/22227 "2019-03-22T22:48:26Z")

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Everyone, We are pleased to announce that Madeleine Udell, Cornell University Assistant Professor of Operations Research and Information Engineering, Richard and Sybil Smith Sesquicentennial Fellow, and long standing me…

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## [NumFocus Small Development Grants for Summer 2018](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/numfocus-small-development-grants-for-summer-2018/11289)

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**Author:** [@viralbshah](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/viralbshah)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2019, 1:02pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/numfocus-small-development-grants-for-summer-2018/11289 "2019-03-20T13:02:52Z")

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NumFocus announced a call for proposals for small development grants. Please apply directly to NumFocus using the links below, if interested. -viral – Call for Proposals - Small Development Grants - Summer 2018 NumFO…

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## [Reminder: JuliaCon Call for Proposals Closes March 31st!](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/reminder-juliacon-call-for-proposals-closes-march-31st/21767)

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**Author:** [@ChrisRackauckas](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ChrisRackauckas)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2019, 6:42am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/reminder-juliacon-call-for-proposals-closes-march-31st/21767 "2019-03-20T06:42:37Z")

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Would you like to speak at JuliaCon? Then submit your proposals within the next week! This is a reminder that JuliaCon 2019’s CfP closes March 16th 31st, 2019, so please submit your proposals soon. Proposals should be su…

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## [JuliaCon 2019: July 21st to 27th in Baltimore, MD, USA](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliacon-2019-july-21st-to-27th-in-baltimore-md-usa/18750)

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**Author:** [@ninjin](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ninjin)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2019, 3:24pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliacon-2019-july-21st-to-27th-in-baltimore-md-usa/18750 "2019-03-13T15:24:21Z")

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Fellow Julians, The organizers are pleased to announce that JuliaCon 2019 will take place at University of Maryland over July 21-27, with the main conference held between July 23 and 26 (inclusive). July 21 and 22 will …

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## [Julia 1.0.3 testing period](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-1-0-3-testing-period/18610)

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**Author:** [@ararslan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ararslan)\
**Replies:** 37\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2019, 8:52pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-1-0-3-testing-period/18610 "2019-02-19T20:52:41Z")

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It’s that time again, folks! The release-1.0 branch of Julia now contains the set of commits we’re planning to tag as v1.0.3. The list of commits included since v1.0.2 is available here. Like v1.0.1 and v1.0.2, this is a…

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## [Julia 0.6 and 0.7 are now officially unmaintained](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-0-6-and-0-7-are-now-officially-unmaintained/20449)

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**Author:** [@ararslan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ararslan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2019, 7:34pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-0-6-and-0-7-are-now-officially-unmaintained/20449 "2019-02-04T19:34:52Z")

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Well folks, it’s time for our good friends Julia v0.6 and 0.7 to ride off into the sunset to join 0.5 and the rest of their older siblings. Julia 0.6 and 0.7 are now unmaintained. When we say that a release is “unmainta…

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## [Julia v1.1.0-rc1, the first 1.1 release candidate, is now available](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-v1-1-0-rc1-the-first-1-1-release-candidate-is-now-available/19172)

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**Author:** [@ararslan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ararslan)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2019, 12:21am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-v1-1-0-rc1-the-first-1-1-release-candidate-is-now-available/19172 "2019-01-24T00:21:54Z")

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Happy new year, everyone! The Julia developers are pleased to announce the first release candidate for Julia v1.1.0. As usual, binaries are available for all tier 1 platforms—Linux i686 and x86-64, macOS, FreeBSD x86-64…

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## [Julia v1.1.0-rc2 is now available](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-v1-1-0-rc2-is-now-available/19639)

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**Author:** [@ararslan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ararslan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2019, 9:41pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-v1-1-0-rc2-is-now-available/19639 "2019-01-16T21:41:01Z")

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Well, folks, it’s time… for RC2. The Julia developers are pleased to announce that the second release candidate for Julia v1.1.0 is now available. Binaries are available for tier 1 platforms: Linux (i686 and x86-64), Wi…

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## [Julia 1.0.3 is now available](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-1-0-3-is-now-available/18810)

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**Author:** [@ararslan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ararslan)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2019, 7:41pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-1-0-3-is-now-available/18810 "2019-01-14T19:41:40Z")

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The third patch release for the Julia 1.0 series of releases, version 1.0.3, has now been released! As a patch release, 1.0.3 introduces no new features or breaking changes; it contains only bug fixes, documentation upda…

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## [The current METADATA release process](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/the-current-metadata-release-process/16672)

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**Author:** [@andreasnoack](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/andreasnoack)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2019, 3:13pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/the-current-metadata-release-process/16672 "2019-01-06T15:13:23Z")

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As some of you might have noticed, the process of releasing and registering packages in METADATA has changed over last months. We have experimented with making the process more automatic such that new versions can be rel…

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## [Julia 1.0.2 has been released](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-1-0-2-has-been-released/17366)

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**Author:** [@ararslan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ararslan)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 2:00pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-1-0-2-has-been-released/17366 "2018-11-16T14:00:00Z")

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The second patch release for the Julia 1.0 series of releases, version 1.0.2, has been released. Binaries are available on Download Julia for Linux (i686, x86-64), FreeBSD (x86-64), macOS, and Windows (32-, 64-bit). We …

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## [Julia 1.0.2 testing period](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-1-0-2-testing-period/17121)

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**Author:** [@ararslan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ararslan)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2018, 3:20am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-1-0-2-testing-period/17121 "2018-11-14T03:20:36Z")

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Hello everyone, We’re pleased to announce that Julia’s release-1.0 branch now contains the set of commits we’re planning to call v1.0.2. You can view the list of commits added to this release since v1.0.1 here. As a pat…

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## [Announcing the chair for JuliaCon2019](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/announcing-the-chair-for-juliacon2019/17003)

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**Author:** [@tim.holy](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tim.holy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2018, 11:47am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/announcing-the-chair-for-juliacon2019/17003 "2018-10-31T11:47:54Z")

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It gives me great pleasure to announce that Pontus Stenetorp has agreed to serve as the executive chair for JuliaCon2019. Pontus has been a major organizer for JuliaCons over the years, and was a key contributor to Julia…

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## [NumFOCUS small development grant](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/numfocus-small-development-grant/16454)

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**Author:** [@avik](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/avik)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2018, 12:13am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/numfocus-small-development-grant/16454 "2018-10-25T00:13:58Z")

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NumFOCUS has solicited proposals for a small project grant, which is available for a sum of USD 3000. Each project within the NumFOCUS umbrella is eligible to submit one proposal. If you have an idea for a project that c…

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## [Julia 1.0.1 has been released](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-1-0-1-has-been-released/15751)

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**Author:** [@ararslan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ararslan)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2018, 2:13pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-1-0-1-has-been-released/15751 "2018-10-22T14:13:07Z")

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The first patch release for the Julia 1.0 series of releases, version 1.0.1, has been released. Binaries are available on Download Julia for Linux (i686, x86-64), FreeBSD (x86-64), macOS, and Windows (32-, 64-bit). Linux…

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## [October Hackfest in London](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/october-hackfest-in-london/15788)

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**Author:** [@avik](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/avik)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2018, 1:58pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/october-hackfest-in-london/15788 "2018-10-20T13:58:54Z")

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I’m pleased to announce that next Monday, the London Julia User group will host a Hackfest in the spirit of Hacktoberfest. Please join us, whether you have a project or not. This will be a great opportunity to talk to J…

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## [Package compatibility caps](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/package-compatibility-caps/15301)

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**Author:** [@StefanKarpinski](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/StefanKarpinski)\
**Replies:** 55\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2018, 10:50am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/package-compatibility-caps/15301 "2018-10-12T10:50:14Z")

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We have heuristically capped the compatibility of many old package versions that we believe not to be compatible with Julia 1.0. The heuristic is: passes PkgEval or recursive dependency thereof =\> 1.0 compatible has a …

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## [Julia 1.0.1 testing period](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-1-0-1-testing-period/15534)

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**Author:** [@ararslan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ararslan)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2018, 10:17am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-1-0-1-testing-period/15534 "2018-09-30T10:17:02Z")

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Hi folks! Julia’s release-1.0 branch now contains the set of commits we’re planning to call v1.0.1. You can view the list of commits here. As a patch release, this should be strictly non-breaking for existing code and s…

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## [Julia 1.0 released](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-1-0-released/13208)

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**Author:** [@StefanKarpinski](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/StefanKarpinski)\
**Replies:** 86\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2018, 5:32pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-1-0-released/13208 "2018-09-21T17:32:26Z")

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Julia 1.0 has been released: Announcing the release of Julia 1.0. Video of the Julia founders talk about the path to Julia 1.0 and the live tagging of the release:

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## [Julia v1.0-rc1 is now available](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-v1-0-rc1-is-now-available/13008)

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**Author:** [@ararslan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ararslan)\
**Replies:** 60\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2018, 9:33am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-v1-0-rc1-is-now-available/13008 "2018-08-16T09:33:41Z")

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The Julia developers are incredibly pleased to announce that v1.0.0-rc1, the first release candidate for the first major release of Julia, is now available! Binaries for the release candidate are available for Linux (i68…

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## [PSA: use Julia 0.7 if you are upgrading](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/psa-use-julia-0-7-if-you-are-upgrading/13321)

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**Author:** [@StefanKarpinski](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/StefanKarpinski)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2018, 9:17pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/psa-use-julia-0-7-if-you-are-upgrading/13321 "2018-08-15T21:17:52Z")

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A lot of people are posting issues where their old code doesn’t work anymore on 1.0 because some function has been renamed or removed. The 0.7 release exists exactly for this reason: your old code will work on 0.7 and gi…

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