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## [Why Julia is very often related to a data science / economics language only?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-julia-is-very-often-related-to-a-data-science-economics-language-only/79695)

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**Author:** [@Ronis\_BR](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Ronis_BR)\
**Replies:** 46\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2022, 5:10pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-julia-is-very-often-related-to-a-data-science-economics-language-only/79695 "2022-04-22T17:10:06Z")

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Hi! This post is just a Tuesday morning thinking… Why almost all the time I saw a comment about Julia on LinkedIn or some other forum, it is treated as a data science / big data / economics language?! Where did this co…

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## [Why assuming floating-point rounding errors are random is bad](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-assuming-floating-point-rounding-errors-are-random-is-bad/70647)

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**Author:** [@ettersi](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ettersi)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2022, 11:46am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-assuming-floating-point-rounding-errors-are-random-is-bad/70647 "2022-04-22T11:46:05Z")

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This topic continues a discussion started in another topic here on discourse. The goal here is to assemble a list of potential issues which may arise if you assume floating-point rounding errors are random rather than d…

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## [Python Implemention in Julia](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/python-implemention-in-julia/79522)

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**Author:** [@Impressium](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Impressium)\
**Replies:** 26\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2022, 6:53pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/python-implemention-in-julia/79522 "2022-04-21T18:53:54Z")

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Hi all :slight\_smile: I know about CPython and IronPython and probably a couple more. These are all implementation of python. Is there also such a project in Julia. Using Julia for a python implemention? Cheers

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## [Lag in using sublime text + revise on a new laptop](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/lag-in-using-sublime-text-revise-on-a-new-laptop/79471)

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**Author:** [@jishnub](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jishnub)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 7:57am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/lag-in-using-sublime-text-revise-on-a-new-laptop/79471 "2022-04-15T07:57:05Z")

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I am encountering a somewhat strange issue that I haven’t faced before. I am editing a file in sublime text, and I save the file and switch over to an open session that has Revise loaded. For some reason, the update to t…

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## [Word Cloud of Scientific Computing Languages](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/word-cloud-of-scientific-computing-languages/79319)

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**Author:** [@nharr](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/nharr)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2022, 7:04am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/word-cloud-of-scientific-computing-languages/79319 "2022-04-12T07:04:47Z")

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Hello community. I need some help. I believe I once watched a youtube video where @viralbshah showed a word cloud of common languages used for scientific computing. I’m specifically wanting to use such a word cloud in an…

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## [macOS: ARM vs Intel](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/macos-arm-vs-intel/79337)

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**Author:** [@amrods](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/amrods)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2022, 11:12pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/macos-arm-vs-intel/79337 "2022-04-11T23:12:49Z")

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I recently obtained access to a newer Mac computer with ARM processor. Is there some ready to use benchmark I can execute to see if running native ARM Julia will be faster (and safe) vs running Julia x86 on ARM through R…

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## [Licensing when writing a package from a research paper](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/licensing-when-writing-a-package-from-a-research-paper/79080)

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**Author:** [@garrek](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/garrek)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2022, 1:25am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/licensing-when-writing-a-package-from-a-research-paper/79080 "2022-04-07T01:25:09Z")

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I am writing a Julia package based on a research paper (implementing an electrodynamics algorithm). At some point I realized that the authors had implemented their algorithm in Python with a GPL 3 license. (Their code is…

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## [How Documenter makes docs for different versions?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-documenter-makes-docs-for-different-versions/22445)

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**Author:** [@cserteGT3](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/cserteGT3)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 3:36pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-documenter-makes-docs-for-different-versions/22445 "2022-04-04T15:36:33Z")

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I’m working on a small project (not julia related), that needs documentation. I really like the sites that Documenter.jl builds, particularly that I can see the docs of different versions (and the master branch). I would…

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## [A new fast language with good array support and REPL](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/a-new-fast-language-with-good-array-support-and-repl/25850)

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**Author:** [@Yifan\_Liu](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Yifan_Liu)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 7:38pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/a-new-fast-language-with-good-array-support-and-repl/25850 "2022-03-30T19:38:38Z")

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I recently came across this new language called V language. It claims to be as fast as C. More interestingly, it has a very straightforward array syntax and a REPL. I guess these two features may make it a good language …

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## [KAUST research Conference: Flow Simulation at the Exascale](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/kaust-research-conference-flow-simulation-at-the-exascale/78587)

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**Author:** [@johnh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/johnh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 6:40am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/kaust-research-conference-flow-simulation-at-the-exascale/78587 "2022-03-28T06:40:31Z")

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https://cemse.kaust.edu.sa/exaflow

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## [How to draw minus infty using latex?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-draw-minus-infty-using-latex/78454)

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**Author:** [@jcbritobr](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jcbritobr)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2022, 12:33pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-draw-minus-infty-using-latex/78454 "2022-03-25T12:33:07Z")

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Hello, good morning. Im trying to draw integration unicode for -oo +oo infinity reprensentation but stucked only on this: My goal is to draw minus symbol and get this: Im using this code now $$\\int\_\\infty^\\infty x…

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## [How to host your deep learning model trained in flux](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-host-your-deep-learning-model-trained-in-flux/41561)

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**Author:** [@AbhimanyuAryan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/AbhimanyuAryan)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2022, 8:05am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-host-your-deep-learning-model-trained-in-flux/41561 "2022-03-25T08:05:25Z")

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How to host your saved julia flux model on web? Like Pytorch and Flask are used

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## [Which distro do you recommend?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/which-distro-do-you-recommend/77922)

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**Author:** [@matic\_lauko](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/matic_lauko)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2022, 2:18am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/which-distro-do-you-recommend/77922 "2022-03-16T02:18:39Z")

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My computer is lagging on windows, mainly because I have too much data on it. So I’m thinking of cleaning it and then moving to Linux. Which distro has the best Julia support? Is fastest? I have been using Fedora on the…

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## [A Singularity Event for Scientific Computing](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/a-singularity-event-for-scientific-computing/77800)

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**Author:** [@johnh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/johnh)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2022, 2:43pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/a-singularity-event-for-scientific-computing/77800 "2022-03-13T14:43:20Z")

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On scientific computing going ‘stale’ and needing a singularity event. Julia is what can inject new life here… Could we invite John Etgen to JuliaCon?

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## [Reinforcement learning and e.g. deep kernel learning, and status of Julia for such AI](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/reinforcement-learning-and-e-g-deep-kernel-learning-and-status-of-julia-for-such-ai/63343)

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**Author:** [@Palli](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Palli)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2022, 9:44am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/reinforcement-learning-and-e-g-deep-kernel-learning-and-status-of-julia-for-such-ai/63343 "2022-03-05T09:44:35Z")

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I was scanning the paper, i.e. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0004370221000862 Reward is enough 3.3. Reward is enough for social intelligence 3.4. Reward is enough for language 3.5. Reward is …

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## [Any guides on designing an interface?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/any-guides-on-designing-an-interface/77173)

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**Author:** [@rikh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/rikh)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2022, 7:37pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/any-guides-on-designing-an-interface/77173 "2022-03-05T19:37:36Z")

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I sometimes read things like how the Pkg.jl developers have thought long about how the API/Interface should look. The problem seems clear: “Make a useful interface”, but I don’t have any clue on how it can be approached.…

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## [Have I bought a fake i9-11900K?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/have-i-bought-a-fake-i9-11900k/77109)

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**Author:** [@photor](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/photor)\
**Replies:** 28\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2022, 1:59pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/have-i-bought-a-fake-i9-11900k/77109 "2022-02-28T13:59:58Z")

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Intel i9-11900K is supposed to be the top one in the 11th Gen CPU family. Recently I bought a desktop computer with this CPU, but its performance is not satisfactory. Shortly after that, I bought a laptop with an i7-1180…

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## [Guides to using encrypted credentials?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/guides-to-using-encrypted-credentials/32387)

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**Author:** [@ExpandingMan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ExpandingMan)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 8:34am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/guides-to-using-encrypted-credentials/32387 "2022-02-22T08:34:12Z")

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I recently started writing a Slack bot for work. There are a whole bunch of credentials for the Slack bot to use the Slack API. I’d like to store them in a TOML file, but I don’t know what’s the correct way to go about…

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## [Writing (C) code for Windows: "C on Windows better than Windows does" - bestline, GNU readline replacement](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/writing-c-code-for-windows-c-on-windows-better-than-windows-does-bestline-gnu-readline-replacement/76706)

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**Author:** [@Palli](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Palli)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 4:14pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/writing-c-code-for-windows-c-on-windows-better-than-windows-does-bestline-gnu-readline-replacement/76706 "2022-02-18T16:14:42Z")

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I thought people might be interested in this “permissively-licensed command prompt w/ a 38kb footprint that’s nearly as good as gnu readline.” But my main interest are some of the claims, not just applying to it: Pl…

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## [A tensor language prototype for high-performance computers](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/a-tensor-language-prototype-for-high-performance-computers/76576)

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**Author:** [@Beliavsky](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Beliavsky)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 7:25pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/a-tensor-language-prototype-for-high-performance-computers/76576 "2022-02-16T19:25:31Z")

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A tensor language prototype for high-performance computers by Steve Nadis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology FEBRUARY 15, 2022 High-performance computing is needed for an ever-growing number of tasks—such as image…

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## [Coding pattern for "min with side effects"](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/coding-pattern-for-min-with-side-effects/76207)

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**Author:** [@ettersi](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ettersi)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 7:08am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/coding-pattern-for-min-with-side-effects/76207 "2022-02-16T07:08:44Z")

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Many algorithms require computing min(a,b) and then executing some side effects depending on whether a \< b. I’m struggling to come up with a good coding pattern for this type of logic. The problem is best described by m…

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## [FOSDEM’22: Utilizing AMD GPUs: Tuning, programming models, and roadmap (LUMI,pdf,video)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/fosdem-22-utilizing-amd-gpus-tuning-programming-models-and-roadmap-lumi-pdf-video/76090)

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**Author:** [@ImreSamu](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ImreSamu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2022, 3:05pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/fosdem-22-utilizing-amd-gpus-tuning-programming-models-and-roadmap-lumi-pdf-video/76090 "2022-02-09T15:05:20Z")

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PDF/slides and video recording are available: “Utilizing AMD GPUs: Tuning, programming models, and roadmap” FOSDEM’22 HPC, Big Data and Data Science devroom February 6 th , 2022 George S. Markomanolis Lead HPC Scie…

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## [Multiple dispatch in mathematical writing](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/multiple-dispatch-in-mathematical-writing/75959)

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**Author:** [@lrnv](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/lrnv)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2022, 8:00pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/multiple-dispatch-in-mathematical-writing/75959 "2022-02-08T20:00:31Z")

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Hey, I have been coding almost exclusively in Julia for a while, and i noticed a strange habit in my mathematical writing that was not there before: I start to use overloading and multiple dispatches everywhere. My revi…

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## [Windows - a moan about deleting Julia](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/windows-a-moan-about-deleting-julia/75726)

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**Author:** [@johnh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/johnh)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 10:43am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/windows-a-moan-about-deleting-julia/75726 "2022-02-04T10:43:35Z")

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On Windows 10 my .julia folder has over 18Gbytes of space used. There are hundreds of thousands of files under .julia Running Pkg.gc has no effect on the number of files. I decided to uninstall Julia (I use juliaup) th…

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## [Julia Programmers Ranked by Contributions](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-programmers-ranked-by-contributions/75572)

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**Author:** [@rafael.guerra](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/rafael.guerra)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2022, 1:06pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-programmers-ranked-by-contributions/75572 "2022-02-03T13:06:41Z")

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I came across this Julia Programmers Ranked by Contributions, but I don’t really know how to interpret it. Are there any other similar Julia rankings that you are aware of?

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## [How to compute algorithm complexity?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-compute-algorithm-complexity/75638)

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**Author:** [@sylvaticus](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sylvaticus)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2022, 10:41am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-compute-algorithm-complexity/75638 "2022-02-02T10:41:52Z")

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I know nothing of computational theory, if not that sometimes you come across to some “big O” notation to rank algorithm efficiency. How do I compute this “big O” notation for the two implementations of prime number gen…

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## [Why do people think Plots doesn't produce publication-quality figure?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-do-people-think-plots-doesnt-produce-publication-quality-figure/75430)

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**Author:** [@Fred\_He](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Fred_He)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 1:01pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-do-people-think-plots-doesnt-produce-publication-quality-figure/75430 "2022-02-01T13:01:22Z")

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in the previous thread I complained about the default plot style of Plots is not good (Why Plots.jl produce figures looks not as good as other packages even with pyplot) Then I received some people lecturing me about th…

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## [How I went from zero-to-hero with julia. My story](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-i-went-from-zero-to-hero-with-julia-my-story/72202)

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**Author:** [@joeganiomego](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/joeganiomego)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2022, 5:13pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-i-went-from-zero-to-hero-with-julia-my-story/72202 "2022-01-28T17:13:07Z")

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Hi everyone, I need to write something on discourse. Otherwise, I am done with my project without even one question or post. Therefore I share how I went from zero-to-hero with Julia. First I picked Julia because of …

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## [Bicycle science](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/bicycle-science/50395)

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**Author:** [@klaff](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/klaff)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2022, 2:49pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/bicycle-science/50395 "2022-01-28T14:49:05Z")

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@NiclasMattsson said: Apologies in advance for going completely off-topic, but you stumbled into my favorite trivia subject: the science of bicycle riding. I’m obsessively compelled to share two potentially mind-blowin…

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## [Data Science Language and Job Trends 2022 ( Australia ) "Julia is still very small, but growing"](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/data-science-language-and-job-trends-2022-australia-julia-is-still-very-small-but-growing/75357)

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**Author:** [@ImreSamu](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ImreSamu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2022, 12:50pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/data-science-language-and-job-trends-2022-australia-julia-is-still-very-small-but-growing/75357 "2022-01-28T12:50:32Z")

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Data Science Job Listings - Australia - 2019-2021 by Steve Condylios ; 28 Jan 2022 “Julia is still very small, but growing” “Observe the patterns in the less common or more specialised data science languages like Fortr…

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