# Offtopic

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## [Apple M1, M1 pro M1 Max and Julia developpers](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/apple-m1-m1-pro-m1-max-and-julia-developpers/70627)

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**Author:** [@LaurentPlagne](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/LaurentPlagne)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2021, 8:37am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/apple-m1-m1-pro-m1-max-and-julia-developpers/70627 "2021-11-01T08:37:39Z")

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I would like to know what Julia developers may have to share about Julia development on apple silicon (M1) machines. What is nice, what is wrong, is it possible to use GLMakie, multi-threading perfs and so on…

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## [Ebay server vs home constructed ONLY for julia coding](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ebay-server-vs-home-constructed-only-for-julia-coding/70044)

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**Author:** [@anon69491625](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/anon69491625)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 7:54pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ebay-server-vs-home-constructed-only-for-julia-coding/70044 "2021-10-19T19:54:16Z")

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Hi all I’ve been putting this off for about a year now as I managed to eke out some more time from my trusty daily driver. I’m going to be starting a new project that will load up about 20 - 30 gb ( minimum) data into …

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## [Using NLP and Machine Learning to Link Food and Nutrition Databases](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-nlp-and-machine-learning-to-link-food-and-nutrition-databases/69983)

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**Author:** [@Nosferican](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Nosferican)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2021, 3:00pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-nlp-and-machine-learning-to-link-food-and-nutrition-databases/69983 "2021-10-18T15:00:20Z")

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https://coleridgeinitiative.org/food-for-thought In case anyone is interested in this competition.

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## [Which laptop to choose?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/which-laptop-to-choose/69830)

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**Author:** [@Seif\_Shebl](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Seif_Shebl)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2021, 10:48am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/which-laptop-to-choose/69830 "2021-10-17T10:48:18Z")

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I’m just about to buy a new laptop for coding and work, and I have the following two options: Lenovo Legion 5 Pro (Intel i7-11800H) Lenovo Legion 5 (AMD R7-5800H) I can summarize the main differences as below: CPU …

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## [Broadcasting - Mathematical notation](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/broadcasting-mathematical-notation/69327)

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**Author:** [@mthelm85](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mthelm85)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2021, 4:28pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/broadcasting-mathematical-notation/69327 "2021-10-07T16:28:12Z")

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What’s the proper notation for something like this? x = \[0.09, 0.2, 0.05 ,0.01\] w = \[0.81 0.92 0.86 0.32; 0.42 0.95 0.96 0.53\] b = \[0.57, 0.52\] f(x) = σ.(b + w \* x) f(x) = \\sigma.(b + wx) Is there a common notation th…

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## [Loci programming language, C++ with more dynamic templates?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/loci-programming-language-c-with-more-dynamic-templates/69147)

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**Author:** [@goretkin](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/goretkin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/loci-programming-language-c-with-more-dynamic-templates/69147 "2021-10-03T19:00:42Z")

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Here is some discussion about C++ templates, and a different language that solves some pain points of using templates. This section in particular stood out to me Run-time Templates One of the biggest steps taken in Loc…

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## [Is there anyone that is an expert in SQL?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-there-anyone-that-is-an-expert-in-sql/68766)

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**Author:** [@brett\_knoss](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/brett_knoss)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2021, 7:54pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-there-anyone-that-is-an-expert-in-sql/68766 "2021-10-01T19:54:02Z")

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I was trying to use PostgresSQL in an accounting program, but I couldn’t get it to load. I want to know the best options for relational databases, and how to integrate them into my code.

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## [Loved vs Dreaded again. Who's beating Julia?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/loved-vs-dreaded-again-whos-beating-julia/68599)

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**Author:** [@Nathan\_Boyer](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Nathan_Boyer)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2021, 7:48pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/loved-vs-dreaded-again-whos-beating-julia/68599 "2021-09-24T19:48:41Z")

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Today I visited the StackOverflow 2021 survey results as part of an effort to convince a co-worker that we should use Julia rather than VBA in Excel. I expect his follow up question to be “Why not use the most loved lang…

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## [Is it a good time to buy an Arm macbook to learn and play Julia?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-it-a-good-time-to-buy-an-arm-macbook-to-learn-and-play-julia/59929)

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**Author:** [@zfeng](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/zfeng)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2021, 10:51pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-it-a-good-time-to-buy-an-arm-macbook-to-learn-and-play-julia/59929 "2021-09-23T22:51:04Z")

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Hi, I’m a grad student who is very interested in Julia. Since my laptop is almost 6-year old and slow, I’m considering and looking forward to buying an apple-silicon MacBook as my major work device. However, aware of thi…

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## [Julia, a Spotify playlist](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-a-spotify-playlist/54953)

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**Author:** [@rocarvaj](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/rocarvaj)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2021, 1:19pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-a-spotify-playlist/54953 "2021-09-23T13:19:42Z")

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I’ve compiled a Julia playlist here: As you can see, the songs are not necessarily good (well, that’s relative). Enjoy! P.S. Suggestions are, of course, welcome.

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## [Algorithm for generating mathematical equations](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/algorithm-for-generating-mathematical-equations/41661)

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**Author:** [@LakshyaKhatri](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/LakshyaKhatri)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2021, 6:36am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/algorithm-for-generating-mathematical-equations/41661 "2021-09-23T06:36:02Z")

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Hello Everyone, I was reading a paper about DL for Symbolic Mathematics (https://arxiv.org/pdf/1912.01412.pdf). In Section C of the appendix, they have mentioned a few methods for generating mathematical equations: …

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## [Nice PDF Scrapers for Code](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/nice-pdf-scrapers-for-code/49281)

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**Author:** [@anon92994695](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/anon92994695)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2021, 6:28am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/nice-pdf-scrapers-for-code/49281 "2021-09-23T06:28:35Z")

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Problem statement: Have a \*.pdf of ~1k lines of public domain FORTRAN code from the 80s in a journal article. It’s in a split page format, with an noticeable slant from someone hand scanning it for digitalization. Want t…

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## [Markdown best choice for offline READMEs?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/markdown-best-choice-for-offline-readmes/65959)

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**Author:** [@Nathan\_Boyer](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Nathan_Boyer)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2021, 5:10am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/markdown-best-choice-for-offline-readmes/65959 "2021-09-23T05:10:10Z")

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TLDR: I was introduced to Markdown on this forum. I think it works well here and on GitHub, but I am wondering how convenient it is for general-purpose offline use. I like to include a README.txt inside any folders that…

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## [Sparse BLAS-like functionality](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/sparse-blas-like-functionality/68354)

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**Author:** [@PetrKryslUCSD](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/PetrKryslUCSD)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 2:33pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/sparse-blas-like-functionality/68354 "2021-09-20T14:33:16Z")

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Looks interesting: http://librsb.sourceforge.net/ Decent speedups. No Julia interface at this point.

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## [Society of HPC Professionals Lunch and Learn](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/society-of-hpc-professionals-lunch-and-learn/68210)

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**Author:** [@johnh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/johnh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2021, 12:58pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/society-of-hpc-professionals-lunch-and-learn/68210 "2021-09-15T12:58:44Z")

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Using High Performance Computing to allow clinical compatible performance for biomechanical Finite Element simulations We have developed a model to describe inward brain-shift with viscoelastic biomechanical modeling va…

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## [How would you write this in Index notation?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-would-you-write-this-in-index-notation/68032)

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**Author:** [@Ahmed\_Salih](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Ahmed_Salih)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2021, 3:28pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-would-you-write-this-in-index-notation/68032 "2021-09-12T15:28:22Z")

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Hi! So a bit of an off-topic question, but I think a lot of you here have an interest in math. If you had an expression you wanted to put in index notation given for one value of i as: Where x is a vector with i = 1 …

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## [Request for opinion: less worst my crappy English or text to speak?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/request-for-opinion-less-worst-my-crappy-english-or-text-to-speak/67829)

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**Author:** [@sylvaticus](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sylvaticus)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2021, 1:00pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/request-for-opinion-less-worst-my-crappy-english-or-text-to-speak/67829 "2021-09-09T13:00:53Z")

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I am producing a blended-learning course on machine learning and Julia, and I would like to ask you if you think that for the average student would be less challenging following the slides with the audio recording of my…

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## [Collaborating via Word documents when being used to Git](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/collaborating-via-word-documents-when-being-used-to-git/67702)

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**Author:** [@rikh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/rikh)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2021, 1:15pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/collaborating-via-word-documents-when-being-used-to-git/67702 "2021-09-06T13:15:43Z")

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Maybe, this is a weird question, but does anyone here have tips on how to collaborate with people who work via Word? I’ve used Git so much now that I simply don’t know anymore how to manage applying changes without bre…

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## [Helps with English: "cosmetic sugar" expression ? No it is not that!](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/helps-with-english-cosmetic-sugar-expression-no-it-is-not-that/67024)

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**Author:** [@sylvaticus](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sylvaticus)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2021, 11:16am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/helps-with-english-cosmetic-sugar-expression-no-it-is-not-that/67024 "2021-08-30T11:16:53Z")

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Arghh… I have one English expression in mind but I don’t remember it: “This \[a certain feature, here the possibility to use Unicode in variable names\] seems just cosmetic sugar, but it really helps…” Here I want to say…

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## [\[HELP\] Problem with git when using ssh-key deploy authentication method](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/help-problem-with-git-when-using-ssh-key-deploy-authentication-method/67322)

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**Author:** [@josePereiro](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/josePereiro)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2021, 2:21am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/help-problem-with-git-when-using-ssh-key-deploy-authentication-method/67322 "2021-08-30T02:21:59Z")

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Hi, I have a private github (free) repository and I’m using a deploy ssh-key for authentication. I set up everything as described here. Everything works ok, I can clone, pull and push freely (the deploy-key is for readi…

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## [This tool for understanding repos is BRILLIANT!](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/this-tool-for-understanding-repos-is-brilliant/67226)

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**Author:** [@PetrKryslUCSD](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/PetrKryslUCSD)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/this-tool-for-understanding-repos-is-brilliant/67226 "2021-08-28T15:52:50Z")

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Check it out: GitHub Next | Visualizing a Codebase Wouldn’t it be nice if this could be used automatically in Github?

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## [Help benchmarking small python code](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/help-benchmarking-small-python-code/67283)

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**Author:** [@lmiq](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/lmiq)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2021, 1:56pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/help-benchmarking-small-python-code/67283 "2021-08-29T13:56:35Z")

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Disclaimer: I asked now the same thing in the Python discourse forum, and had deleted it here. But anyway, if anyone want’s to help, it will be most welcome. I am trying to compare a neighbour list search to other imple…

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## [Reproducibility: Sad state of affairs indeed](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/reproducibility-sad-state-of-affairs-indeed/67200)

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**Author:** [@PetrKryslUCSD](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/PetrKryslUCSD)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2021, 4:38am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/reproducibility-sad-state-of-affairs-indeed/67200 "2021-08-28T04:38:49Z")

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This paper An invitation to reproducible computational research David L. Donoho Biostatistics , Volume 11, Issue 3, July 2010, Pages 385–388, https://doi.org/10.1093/biostatistics/kxq028 cites the so-called reproducib…

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## [Statically typed Java? I take Julia every time](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/statically-typed-java-i-take-julia-every-time/66443)

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**Author:** [@PetrKryslUCSD](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/PetrKryslUCSD)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2021, 3:38pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/statically-typed-java-i-take-julia-every-time/66443 "2021-08-21T15:38:23Z")

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Wow. So much for statically typed language. High-level aggregate findings: Avg. Java application will throw 9.2 million errors/month Avg. Java application generates about 2.7TB of storage/month Avg. Java applic…

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## [Why is Python, not Julia, still used for most state-of-the-art AI research?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-is-python-not-julia-still-used-for-most-state-of-the-art-ai-research/45896)

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**Author:** [@Palli](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Palli)\
**Replies:** 65\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2021, 8:12am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-is-python-not-julia-still-used-for-most-state-of-the-art-ai-research/45896 "2021-08-14T08:12:25Z")

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I know e.g. ALBERTA, a variant of BERT, has been recreated in Julia, and AlphaZero, but all the (recent) papers I read, I see are still based on Python code, if the language is known to me (e.g. GPT-2 and updated GPT-3).…

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## [Julia says 0^0 = 1 while Python says it is 0. Who is right?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-says-0-0-1-while-python-says-it-is-0-who-is-right/66311)

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**Author:** [@cybervigilante](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/cybervigilante)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2021, 5:20am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-says-0-0-1-while-python-says-it-is-0-who-is-right/66311 "2021-08-14T05:20:14Z")

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julia: 0^0 = 1 Python: 0^0 = 0 Who is right? A plot shows where Python falls down: Y = \[x^x for x in 1:-.0001:.0001\] X = \[x for x in 1:-.0001:.0001\] using Plots plot(X,Y,title="Death curve of Python") println(minimu…

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## [C++: "The Day The Standard Library Died", anything to learn from the ABI vote/concern?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/c-the-day-the-standard-library-died-anything-to-learn-from-the-abi-vote-concern/66312)

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**Author:** [@Palli](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Palli)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2021, 1:02pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/c-the-day-the-standard-library-died-anything-to-learn-from-the-abi-vote-concern/66312 "2021-08-13T13:02:47Z")

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https://cor3ntin.github.io/posts/abi/ the C++ committee took a series of polls on whether to break ABI, and decided not to. There was no applause. \[…\] Why do we want to break ABI Making associative container (much)…

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## [Can You use Julia on Neuromorphic computer](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/can-you-use-julia-on-neuromorphic-computer/66166)

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**Author:** [@development\_mentor](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/development_mentor)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2021, 6:53pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/can-you-use-julia-on-neuromorphic-computer/66166 "2021-08-11T18:53:22Z")

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Hello, I have a hypothetical question. Is it possible to use Julia on a different architecture of a computer?

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## [Intel C/C++ compiler performance versus Julia](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/intel-c-c-compiler-performance-versus-julia/61929)

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**Author:** [@paulmelis](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/paulmelis)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2021, 11:48am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/intel-c-c-compiler-performance-versus-julia/61929 "2021-08-11T11:48:35Z")

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In a discussion today with some colleagues the subject of the Intel C/C++ compiler came up. The conventional wisdom in HPC still seems to be that Intel C/C++ produces native code with higher performance than, say, GCC or…

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## [What might cause colors to differ between .png and .pdf output in Plots?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-might-cause-colors-to-differ-between-png-and-pdf-output-in-plots/66102)

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**Author:** [@maxkapur](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/maxkapur)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2021, 3:38am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-might-cause-colors-to-differ-between-png-and-pdf-output-in-plots/66102 "2021-08-11T03:38:28Z")

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I just installed Ubuntu 20.04 on my work computer yesterday and have noticed that the colors in my Julia plots come out differently depending on whether I view them within VSCode/Jupyter, as a .png export, or as a .pdf e…

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