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## [Julia in a game engine, possibly in Unreal (or Godot, or CryEngine...)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-in-a-game-engine-possibly-in-unreal-or-godot-or-cryengine/75188)

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**Author:** [@Palli](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Palli)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 26, 2022, 10:55am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-in-a-game-engine-possibly-in-unreal-or-godot-or-cryengine/75188 "2022-01-26T10:55:46Z")

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For simple (2D) games GameZero.jl is available. For AAA (3D) games, Unreal, written in C++ as almost all are, is likely the best game engine out there. And https://godotengine.org/ likely the best open source engine (fa…

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## [Why UTC is U.T.C.](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-utc-is-u-t-c/74916)

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**Author:** [@sylvaticus](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sylvaticus)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 11:03pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-utc-is-u-t-c/74916 "2022-01-20T23:03:45Z")

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"Why is UTC used as the acronym for Coordinated Universal Time instead of CUT? In 1970, the Coordinated Universal Time system was devised by an international advisory group of technical experts within the International…

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## [Windows development without admin privileges](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/windows-development-without-admin-privileges/74820)

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**Author:** [@gitboy16](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/gitboy16)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2022, 9:34pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/windows-development-without-admin-privileges/74820 "2022-01-18T21:34:20Z")

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I am not admin of the windows computer I am using. I can’t install visual studio, or any software unless it is zipped and portable. I would not be able to use Julia if it did not have a zip version. Let me know if you f…

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## [BenchmarkTools.jl alternative for Python?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/benchmarktools-jl-alternative-for-python/74754)

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**Author:** [@NightMachinary](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/NightMachinary)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 12:08pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/benchmarktools-jl-alternative-for-python/74754 "2022-01-17T12:08:53Z")

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I need to benchmark some algorithms in Python, and I can’t find anything that runs some code multiple times and reports its time and peak memory usage.

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## [Why isn't Julia written in julia?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-isnt-julia-written-in-julia/74748)

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**Author:** [@matic\_lauko](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/matic_lauko)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 11:11am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-isnt-julia-written-in-julia/74748 "2022-01-17T11:11:07Z")

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I have seen many other languages, like Rust or Go. I’m no expert, far from that. But, wouldn’t it be useful if it could be optimized for its use case, to work as efficiently as possible. What am I missing? Thank you!

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## [Question about time series prediction](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/question-about-time-series-prediction/74390)

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**Author:** [@abcde](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/abcde)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2022, 5:06am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/question-about-time-series-prediction/74390 "2022-01-12T05:06:46Z")

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Hi, I’m making predictions about the power system. I have clustered and tagged the current power system data (356\*2568). What method should be used to predict the possible emergence of species tags in the next period of …

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## ["BOLT Merged Into LLVM To Optimize Binaries For Faster Performance"](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/bolt-merged-into-llvm-to-optimize-binaries-for-faster-performance/74465)

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**Author:** [@ImreSamu](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ImreSamu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2022, 4:20am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/bolt-merged-into-llvm-to-optimize-binaries-for-faster-performance/74465 "2022-01-12T04:20:03Z")

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11 January 2022 " Facebook for their data center usage of BOLT reports, " For datacenter applications, BOLT achieves up to 7.0% performance speedups on top of profile-guided function reordering and LTO. For the GCC and…

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## [ML and data science: read about the dark side](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ml-and-data-science-read-about-the-dark-side/74314)

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**Author:** [@PetrKryslUCSD](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/PetrKryslUCSD)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2022, 8:14am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ml-and-data-science-read-about-the-dark-side/74314 "2022-01-10T08:14:33Z")

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Just read Cathy O’Neil’s “Weapons of math destruction”. Highly recommended to all aficionados of ML and DS. A sobering read… Uncannily prescient (read the bits about the manipulation of elections).

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## [Julia, julia , julia](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-julia-julia/61133)

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**Author:** [@sylvaticus](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sylvaticus)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2022, 10:23pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-julia-julia/61133 "2022-01-09T22:23:06Z")

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…until we will reach 1 billion of users, “Julia” is a bad name for a programming language… uuuhhaaaaaa!!! Edit: here it is the correct link to the documentation of the Hypergeometric distribution in the Distributio…

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## [Unicode characters in Discourse threads](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/unicode-characters-in-discourse-threads/71401)

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**Author:** [@PetrKryslUCSD](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/PetrKryslUCSD)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 6:02pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/unicode-characters-in-discourse-threads/71401 "2022-01-06T18:02:21Z")

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How does one write a unicode character in a discourse thread?

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## [I just joined the course and find that I can get no sound at all on my Raspberry.4.00 on your course](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/i-just-joined-the-course-and-find-that-i-can-get-no-sound-at-all-on-my-raspberry-4-00-on-your-course/73412)

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**Author:** [@anon70284489](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/anon70284489)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2022, 7:04pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/i-just-joined-the-course-and-find-that-i-can-get-no-sound-at-all-on-my-raspberry-4-00-on-your-course/73412 "2022-01-03T19:04:46Z")

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I have no other system to use for the course and can see no way that I could even consider taking the course without any sound. I have in fact already upgraded the pi from 32 bit to 64 bit specifically in order to take y…

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## [Replacing my 2013 MacBook Pro with a M1 Pro or Max - Advice?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/replacing-my-2013-macbook-pro-with-a-m1-pro-or-max-advice/71264)

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**Author:** [@HexSpin](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/HexSpin)\
**Replies:** 26\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2022, 2:50am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/replacing-my-2013-macbook-pro-with-a-m1-pro-or-max-advice/71264 "2022-01-02T02:50:36Z")

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Good morning! I’m looking to purchase a M1 Pro or Max MacBook Pro. Reviews are all about video editing or everyday use, which helps me to a point. Has anyone given the machines much thought or put one to work on inten…

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## [Happy new year!](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/happy-new-year/73883)

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**Author:** [@ufechner7](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ufechner7)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 1, 2022, 10:09am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/happy-new-year/73883 "2022-01-01T10:09:58Z")

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file:///home/ufechner/Bilder/NewYear\_2022.jpeg Best greetings from Den Haag (The Netherlands)!

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## [Hijri calendar](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/hijri-calendar/73700)

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**Author:** [@jafar.isbarov](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jafar.isbarov)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2021, 7:14pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/hijri-calendar/73700 "2021-12-28T19:14:18Z")

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I could not find any implementations of Hijri calendar. I think it would be good to have support for it, since it is one of the most commonly used calendars in the world. But I am new to Julia, so I do not how to go abou…

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## [Allowing a package to be cited](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/allowing-a-package-to-be-cited/73522)

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**Author:** [@rikh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/rikh)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2021, 5:23pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/allowing-a-package-to-be-cited/73522 "2021-12-23T17:23:50Z")

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Any thoughts here on what are currently the best options to allow people to cite a package that you have created? I know of Zenodo Pros Easy and also stores the code. Cons Is mostly ignored by Google Scholar. Prepr…

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## [TACC - Four paths to accelerating science on supercomputers](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/tacc-four-paths-to-accelerating-science-on-supercomputers/73187)

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**Author:** [@johnh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/johnh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2021, 8:10am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/tacc-four-paths-to-accelerating-science-on-supercomputers/73187 "2021-12-16T08:10:07Z")

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Peak performance on supercomputers may be rising unchecked, but getting real improvements in scientific productivity is an altogether different challenge.

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## [Using Julia Logo and SCIML Logo on a cover of an e-book?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-julia-logo-and-sciml-logo-on-a-cover-of-an-e-book/72215)

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**Author:** [@joeganiomego](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/joeganiomego)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 4:46pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-julia-logo-and-sciml-logo-on-a-cover-of-an-e-book/72215 "2021-12-09T16:46:38Z")

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I am getting ready to publish on Kindle Direct Publishing a quite long explanation of the Julia models that I have done during the last several years. I would like to use the Julia and SCIML logo on the cover and on one…

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## [C++ with pattern matching (and as a dynamic alnguage)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/c-with-pattern-matching-and-as-a-dynamic-alnguage/72820)

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**Author:** [@Palli](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Palli)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 11:36am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/c-with-pattern-matching-and-as-a-dynamic-alnguage/72820 "2021-12-09T11:36:30Z")

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With Python recently introducing pattern matching and with it on the radar for C++, maybe Julia should also adopt it (not just through a package)? Anyway, for people to see how it will be done in C++: C++ …

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## [Sparse matrix handling (in Julia) and Sparse is Enough in Scaling Transformers paper](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/sparse-matrix-handling-in-julia-and-sparse-is-enough-in-scaling-transformers-paper/72455)

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**Author:** [@Palli](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Palli)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2021, 2:53pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/sparse-matrix-handling-in-julia-and-sparse-is-enough-in-scaling-transformers-paper/72455 "2021-12-02T14:53:41Z")

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Where does Julia stand regarding sparse matrices for neural networks or otherwise? They have generally relied on dense matrix multiply, until now: The improvement in complexity holds not just asymptotically but yield…

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## [3D Vector Field interpolation (maybe with DIVAnd.jl)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/3d-vector-field-interpolation-maybe-with-divand-jl/71233)

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**Author:** [@dadaforpeace](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/dadaforpeace)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2021, 8:41am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/3d-vector-field-interpolation-maybe-with-divand-jl/71233 "2021-11-24T08:41:18Z")

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Dear community, I would like to interpolate my 3D Vector Field with DIVAnd.jl (GitHub - gher-uliege/DIVAnd.jl: DIVAnd performs an n-dimensional variational analysis of arbitrarily located observations) without any succe…

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## [Who invented object oriented programming?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/who-invented-object-oriented-programming/71830)

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**Author:** [@rmz](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/rmz)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2021, 6:28pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/who-invented-object-oriented-programming/71830 "2021-11-23T18:28:45Z")

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Ehem. Object oriented programming wasn’t invented by Alan Kay, it was invented by Ole Johan Dahl and Kristen Nygaard. Kristen Nygaard - A.M. Turing Award Laureate :slight\_smile:

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## [Question for CS types here](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/question-for-cs-types-here/71950)

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**Author:** [@PetrKryslUCSD](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/PetrKryslUCSD)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2021, 3:42pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/question-for-cs-types-here/71950 "2021-11-23T15:42:03Z")

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To what extent can Julia be labeled “JIT”? It seems to me that the designation JAoT (just ahead of time) is more appropriate, but I’d like to hear other opinions, if there are such. Many thanks!

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## [Where can I find a database with socio-economic (and other) information by country?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/where-can-i-find-a-database-with-socio-economic-and-other-information-by-country/71860)

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**Author:** [@Juan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Juan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2021, 3:33pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/where-can-i-find-a-database-with-socio-economic-and-other-information-by-country/71860 "2021-11-21T15:33:44Z")

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Hello. I would like to explore different indicators (socioeconomic, health, science…) from different countries. For example, I want to plot the GDP per capita vs the system of government. Or the number of intentional h…

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## ["Tensor LLVM Extensions ..." proposal + Julia example in the design document](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/tensor-llvm-extensions-proposal-julia-example-in-the-design-document/71456)

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**Author:** [@ImreSamu](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ImreSamu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2021, 12:41pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/tensor-llvm-extensions-proposal-julia-example-in-the-design-document/71456 "2021-11-14T12:41:03Z")

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“Tensor LLVM Extensions Proposed For Targeting AI Accelerators, Emerging Hardware” ( via/context: Tensor LLVM Extensions Proposed For Targeting AI Accelerators, Emerging Hardware - Phoronix 14 November 2021 ) And a …

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## [How to choose a workstation for optimal performance](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-choose-a-workstation-for-optimal-performance/58035)

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**Author:** [@drarnau](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/drarnau)\
**Replies:** 51\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2021, 1:07pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-choose-a-workstation-for-optimal-performance/58035 "2021-11-13T13:07:17Z")

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Hello, I am looking for some advice on how to choose a workstation. My budget is around $5000. I simulate structural economic models using Julia. My codes typically use big arrays (through which I iterate using for loo…

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## [How much does it cost you to run your Julia experiments on AWS / Azure etc.?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-much-does-it-cost-you-to-run-your-julia-experiments-on-aws-azure-etc/38804)

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**Author:** [@zygmuntszpak](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/zygmuntszpak)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2021, 2:18pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-much-does-it-cost-you-to-run-your-julia-experiments-on-aws-azure-etc/38804 "2021-11-11T14:18:35Z")

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I am in the process of scoping the budget for a project that I want to embark on which will involve large-scale 3D reconstruction from satellite images. I will need more than my desktop PC to handle the memory requiremen…

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## [How much power? How would Julia stack up?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-much-power-how-would-julia-stack-up/71051)

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**Author:** [@PetrKryslUCSD](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/PetrKryslUCSD)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2021, 2:33am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-much-power-how-would-julia-stack-up/71051 "2021-11-07T02:33:42Z")

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Interesting comparison: https://thenewstack.io/which-programming-languages-use-the-least-electricity/?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=topic+optin&utm\_campaign=awareness&utm\_content=20211106+prog+nl&mkt\_tok=MTA3LUZNUy0wNzAAAA…

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## [Ada Julia 1.6.3 binding released](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ada-julia-1-6-3-binding-released/71047)

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**Author:** [@dmitry-kazakov](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/dmitry-kazakov)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2021, 12:20pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ada-julia-1-6-3-binding-released/71047 "2021-11-06T12:20:30Z")

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The library Simple Components for Ada v4.59 provides Julia 1.6.3 bindings. Julia is now compatible with MinGW-based libraries like GTK, which makes it finally possible to use in Windows applications for scripting purpos…

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## [Digression about privacy over OpenTelemetry.jl](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/digression-about-privacy-over-opentelemetry-jl/70965)

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**Author:** [@ederag](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ederag)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2021, 10:39am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/digression-about-privacy-over-opentelemetry-jl/70965 "2021-11-06T10:39:46Z")

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Privacy is not listed in OTel Mission, Vision, and Values, at the time of writing. The julia devs listened to the negative community feedback about telemetry (what a relief !): Thanks for contributing to julia, but I’…

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## [I got the MIT MicroMaster in Statistic and Data Science :-)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/i-got-the-mit-micromaster-in-statistic-and-data-science/70763)

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**Author:** [@sylvaticus](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sylvaticus)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 7:50am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/i-got-the-mit-micromaster-in-statistic-and-data-science/70763 "2021-11-02T07:50:55Z")

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Just happy I passed today the Capstone Exam for the MIT(x) MicroMaster in Statistics and Data Science. Very rewarding program! (conversy, the exam proctoring software was terrible)

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