# Internals & Design

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## [Difference between \`take!(IOBuffer(test))\` and \`Vector{UInt8}(test)\`](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/difference-between-take-iobuffer-test-and-vector-uint8-test/98664)

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**Author:** [@Impressium](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Impressium)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2023, 9:06pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/difference-between-take-iobuffer-test-and-vector-uint8-test/98664 "2023-05-12T21:06:36Z")

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Hi all :slight\_smile: there are often more than one way to do one thing in programming. My question is, why is the on thing faster than the other. Should we change it? julia\> length(test) 1000000 julia\> @btime take!(I…

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## [Why are stdout, stderr etc. not const global variables?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-are-stdout-stderr-etc-not-const-global-variables/98721)

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**Author:** [@greatpet](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/greatpet)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2023, 12:25pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-are-stdout-stderr-etc-not-const-global-variables/98721 "2023-05-12T12:25:16Z")

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I can overwrite their values (in Julia 1.9.0): julia\> Base.stderr = Base.stdout Base.TTY(RawFD(13) open, 0 bytes waiting) So whenever I write print(stderr, "some message") I’m using a non-const global variable from B…

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## [V1.9-rc3 - faster precompilation with explicit \`precompile\` call?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/v1-9-rc3-faster-precompilation-with-explicit-precompile-call/98323)

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**Author:** [@BioTurboNick](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/BioTurboNick)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 6:07pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/v1-9-rc3-faster-precompilation-with-explicit-precompile-call/98323 "2023-05-11T18:07:34Z")

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I have an internal package I’m using that is particularly slow to load on 1.9-rc3, on an AWS docker image (built locally, then deployed). Basically it’s just there to bring in all dependencies with some coordinating func…

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## [Constructing String(x::Vector{UInt8}) empties the vector?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/constructing-string-x-vector-uint8-empties-the-vector/58816)

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**Author:** [@green.nsk](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/green.nsk)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2023, 7:11am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/constructing-string-x-vector-uint8-empties-the-vector/58816 "2023-05-10T07:11:25Z")

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data = Vector{UInt8}("hello, world!") @assert(!isempty(data)) String(data) @assert(!isempty(data)) # boom! is this expected? I found this issue: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/24388, which eventually was res…

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## [Mojo, is it just Python Julia?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/mojo-is-it-just-python-julia/98573)

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**Author:** [@cdelv](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/cdelv)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2023, 8:06pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/mojo-is-it-just-python-julia/98573 "2023-05-09T20:06:19Z")

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Hey everyone, I just saw this video about a new programing language intended for AI that is coming up. To me, looks a hell of a lot like Python Julia with its JIT. But, I would love to hear everyone’s thoughts. Also, th…

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## [How is Float16 implemented?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-is-float16-implemented/98554)

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**Author:** [@nsajko](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/nsajko)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-is-float16-implemented/98554 "2023-05-09T14:45:26Z")

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Found a Float16 bug, the rounding of subnormals seems incorrect, however I can’t find the implementation of Float16. The help that’s built into the REPL and @which both just point me to “intrinsic functions”. Is the Flo…

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## [Is there a mature YAML parsing/saving package?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-there-a-mature-yaml-parsing-saving-package/27989)

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**Author:** [@singularitti](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/singularitti)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2023, 7:39am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-there-a-mature-yaml-parsing-saving-package/27989 "2023-05-06T07:39:43Z")

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I know there is a YAML.jl, but it does not even support emitting Julia objects to YAML. Is there a better option?

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## [Should slices of Adjoint/Transpose be StridedVectors?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/should-slices-of-adjoint-transpose-be-stridedvectors/98297)

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**Author:** [@jishnub](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jishnub)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2023, 11:55am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/should-slices-of-adjoint-transpose-be-stridedvectors/98297 "2023-05-04T11:55:06Z")

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julia\> X = rand(2,2); julia\> view(X', :, 1) == view(X, 1, :) true julia\> view(X,1,:) isa StridedVector true julia\> view(X',:,1) isa StridedVector false Ideally, view(X',:,1) would also be a StridedVector and access t…

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## [Building Julia documentation using Typst](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/building-julia-documentation-using-typst/97498)

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**Author:** [@lucifer1004](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/lucifer1004)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2023, 12:50pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/building-julia-documentation-using-typst/97498 "2023-04-20T12:50:23Z")

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I just wrote a Typst backend for Documenter.jl and managed to build the latest Julia documentation. Footnotes are not supported yet, while math equations are kept as is since Typst uses a different grammar and there i…

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## [How to explain recursive generation of method instances for non-concrete types](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-explain-recursive-generation-of-method-instances-for-non-concrete-types/98020)

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**Author:** [@JohnnyChen94](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/JohnnyChen94)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2023, 2:27pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-explain-recursive-generation-of-method-instances-for-non-concrete-types/98020 "2023-04-28T14:27:01Z")

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I’m trying to understand under what circumstances Julia would trigger a compilation for “bad” Julia codes, so I use MethodAnalysis.jl to help the diagnosis. My first assumption is that each creation of a method instance …

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## [Wanted: proper enum type and switch statement with pattern matching on enumerable types](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/wanted-proper-enum-type-and-switch-statement-with-pattern-matching-on-enumerable-types/85225)

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**Author:** [@Steven\_Sagaert](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Steven_Sagaert)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2023, 9:57pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/wanted-proper-enum-type-and-switch-statement-with-pattern-matching-on-enumerable-types/85225 "2023-04-27T21:57:08Z")

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I’ve returned to Julia development after a break of a couple of years and I was suprised that there still not a proper enum type or a switch (or match if you like Scala) statement. The current enum with @enum is not goo…

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## [Is dso\_local set in LLVM IR output?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-dso-local-set-in-llvm-ir-output/52707)

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**Author:** [@MaskRay](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/MaskRay)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2023, 2:35pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-dso-local-set-in-llvm-ir-output/52707 "2023-04-27T14:35:35Z")

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https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/commit/2047c10c22b071cccc57a7e2779d6603512e9113 was to clean up llvm::TargetMachine::shouldAssumeDSOLocal. For Clang, that code is unneeded because Clang sets dso\_local https://github…

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## [What is the point of the Symmetric type?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-is-the-point-of-the-symmetric-type/40773)

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**Author:** [@Grayscale](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Grayscale)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2023, 9:37pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-is-the-point-of-the-symmetric-type/40773 "2023-04-26T21:37:56Z")

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Cross-posting this question at the suggestion of a commenter: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/62058109/what-is-the-point-of-the-symmetric-type-in-julia

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## [Add unicode symbol ⟋](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/add-unicode-symbol/97836)

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**Author:** [@RaulDurand](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/RaulDurand)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 4:06am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/add-unicode-symbol/97836 "2023-04-25T04:06:10Z")

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How do I request the addition of a Unicode symbol? I am interested in the symbol “⟋” (U+27CB Mathematical Rising Diagonal) to use in variable names that represent ratios and derivatives. e.g. dF⟋dx = 0.2 dF⟋dy = 0.5 I…

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## [Parser bug(?): syntax: extra token after end of expression](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/parser-bug-syntax-extra-token-after-end-of-expression/97832)

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**Author:** [@nsajko](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/nsajko)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2023, 11:01pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/parser-bug-syntax-extra-token-after-end-of-expression/97832 "2023-04-23T23:01:25Z")

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These two statements error, even though they seem unambiguous: julia\> begin () -\> 3 end() ERROR: syntax: extra token "(" after end of expression Stacktrace: \[1\] top-level scope @ none:1 julia\> funct…

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## [Where does StdlibArtifacts.toml come from?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/where-does-stdlibartifacts-toml-come-from/97752)

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**Author:** [@Barget](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Barget)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2023, 5:36pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/where-does-stdlibartifacts-toml-come-from/97752 "2023-04-22T17:36:54Z")

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Hello all, While exploring a bit how packages and artifacts are stored locally, I came across a couple of StdlibArtifacts.toml files. Apparently, this is not returned by Artifacts.find\_artifacts\_toml. So the question(…

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## [Should functions that take AbstractStrings also work for Symbols?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/should-functions-that-take-abstractstrings-also-work-for-symbols/97687)

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**Author:** [@robsmith11](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/robsmith11)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2023, 9:34am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/should-functions-that-take-abstractstrings-also-work-for-symbols/97687 "2023-04-21T09:34:03Z")

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I often use Symbols for better efficiency in large DataFrames, but sometimes would still like to filter by calling functions on the value of the Symbols like contains, startswith, endswith, etc. or even length. Is there…

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## [Staged Compilation](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/staged-compilation/97682)

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**Author:** [@olynch](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/olynch)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2023, 10:36pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/staged-compilation/97682 "2023-04-20T22:36:22Z")

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I’ve been learning more about Racket’s staged compilation system, and I’m wondering if there is any plan in Julia to have more explicit support for the kind of principled stated metaprogramming that goes on in the Racket…

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## [Traits via set-theoretic types: proof of concept](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/traits-via-set-theoretic-types-proof-of-concept/97571)

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**Author:** [@Jollywatt](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Jollywatt)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 9:12pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/traits-via-set-theoretic-types-proof-of-concept/97571 "2023-04-18T21:12:43Z")

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I was prompted by these discussions: abstract multiple inheritance · Issue #5 · JuliaLang/julia · GitHub RFC: Language Support for Traits — Yay or Nay? … in particular, this comment about intersection types and also t…

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## [TagBot cannot see the pull request](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/tagbot-cannot-see-the-pull-request/96091)

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**Author:** [@GianlucaMastrantonio](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/GianlucaMastrantonio)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2023, 9:31am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/tagbot-cannot-see-the-pull-request/96091 "2023-04-17T09:31:38Z")

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Hi. I’m trying to use a TagBot for a package I’m writing (here GitHub - GianlucaMastrantonio/BayesSizeAndShape.jl: Bayesian regression models for size-and-shape data). I registered the new version of my package, but th…

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## [@time vs @btime in docs](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/time-vs-btime-in-docs/97454)

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**Author:** [@jar1](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jar1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2023, 10:49am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/time-vs-btime-in-docs/97454 "2023-04-14T10:49:07Z")

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Performance Tips · The Julia Language says "Measure performance with @time " but whenever someone comes with a performance question on Discourse they’re always advised to use @btime instead. Should the docs be changed or…

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## [Has PGO for (re)compiling methods been considered?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/has-pgo-for-re-compiling-methods-been-considered/97426)

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**Author:** [@nsajko](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/nsajko)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 12:50pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/has-pgo-for-re-compiling-methods-been-considered/97426 "2023-04-13T12:50:34Z")

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It just crossed my mind that it would be very nice if Julia provided some kind of profile-guided optimization (PGO) API. Something like: The user gathers a performance profile for some of their Julia code The user…

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## [Should error messages be reversed?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/should-error-messages-be-reversed/51284)

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**Author:** [@tbenst](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tbenst)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/should-error-messages-be-reversed/51284 "2023-04-11T15:00:50Z")

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I find that every time I get an error message in (VScode) Julia, I have to scroll up to the top and then read top down. The first many lines of what is visible are generally not useful at all. This is particularly bad wi…

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## [Non-standard string literals create global-like objects!?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/non-standard-string-literals-create-global-like-objects/97283)

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**Author:** [@Krastanov](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Krastanov)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2023, 6:26pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/non-standard-string-literals-create-global-like-objects/97283 "2023-04-09T18:26:31Z")

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I am very confused by the way non-standard string literals work when called inside of other functions. See this example with regex (but it happens with any non-standard string literal): r"a" === r"a" # false Regex("a") …

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## [Base.Chop API rationale](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/base-chop-api-rationale/96473)

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**Author:** [@jar1](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jar1)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2023, 1:10pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/base-chop-api-rationale/96473 "2023-04-09T13:10:45Z")

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Base.chop chop(s::AbstractString; head::Integer = 0, tail::Integer = 1) Remove the first head and the last tail characters from s. The call chop(s) removes the last character from s. If it is requested to remove more …

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## [Expressions with Arbitrary Objects in their \`args\` Arguments](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/expressions-with-arbitrary-objects-in-their-args-arguments/94771)

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**Author:** [@uniment](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/uniment)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2023, 12:36pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/expressions-with-arbitrary-objects-in-their-args-arguments/94771 "2023-04-08T12:36:21Z")

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I checked Core.Expr, Core.eval, Metaprogramming, and Julia ASTs, and I wasn’t able to find an answer. Is this behavior intended and supported? Let’s build a couple of expressions: julia\> ax1, ax2 = :(\[1:5;\]), \[1:5;\] (:…

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## [Allocations with write(::TCPSocket, x)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/allocations-with-write-tcpsocket-x/68865)

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**Author:** [@DatName](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/DatName)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2023, 2:56pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/allocations-with-write-tcpsocket-x/68865 "2023-04-06T14:56:56Z")

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Hi. I am investigating the possibility of using TCPSockets without any dynamic allocations. It seems that plain @allocated write(soc::TCPSocket, x) always allocates (after compilation). --track-allocation=all points …

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## [Questions about Julia's compilation model](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/questions-about-julias-compilation-model/96831)

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**Author:** [@jakobnissen](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jakobnissen)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2023, 7:50am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/questions-about-julias-compilation-model/96831 "2023-04-04T07:50:07Z")

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I have a few questions about how Julia’s compiler works. First, I sometimes see invalidated methodinstances with abstract arguments, e.g. nextind(s::AbstractString, i::Int64) from SnoopCompile output like this: backedg…

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## [Why are spaces not allowed between function names and parentheses?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-are-spaces-not-allowed-between-function-names-and-parentheses/96941)

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**Author:** [@SeSodesa](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/SeSodesa)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2023, 11:11am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-are-spaces-not-allowed-between-function-names-and-parentheses/96941 "2023-04-01T11:11:52Z")

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I’ve recently come to realize when using other languages, that I really like to write a space between a function name and the tuple that defines its input arguments, as in fn (x) = x instead of fn(x) = x This feels e…

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## [How to use locally built LLVM to build Julia?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-use-locally-built-llvm-to-build-julia/96660)

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**Author:** [@ahsan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ahsan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-use-locally-built-llvm-to-build-julia/96660 "2023-03-31T17:08:07Z")

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I was wondering how could one use a locally built LLVM (with some bug fixes) to build Julia? Is there some document that outlines this. Thanks!

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