# Offtopic

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## [Python does not have if statements](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/python-does-not-have-if-statements/52765)

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**Author:** [@johnh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/johnh)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2021, 6:20am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/python-does-not-have-if-statements/52765 "2021-01-04T06:20:34Z")

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Yes of course i does. Please look at the interesting tweet below. Julia has the Bool type of course. But when I did a little digging I find that Bool takes up 8 bits - I guess that does not really matter on modern compu…

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## [Relation Extraction project: request for benchmarking suggestions](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/relation-extraction-project-request-for-benchmarking-suggestions/52705)

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**Author:** [@erratic](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/erratic)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 1, 2021, 6:48pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/relation-extraction-project-request-for-benchmarking-suggestions/52705 "2021-01-01T18:48:37Z")

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Hello everyone, I’m working on a project about relation extraction (RE). More specifically my project focus on a new method to improove training data to use with any (supervised) model for RE and I would like to benchm…

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## [Automatic Matrix Format Exploration for Large Scale Linear Algebra](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/automatic-matrix-format-exploration-for-large-scale-linear-algebra/52465)

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**Author:** [@Noel\_Araujo](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Noel_Araujo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/automatic-matrix-format-exploration-for-large-scale-linear-algebra/52465 "2020-12-27T17:39:38Z")

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I found a PhD thesis very interesting to automatic deduce the best memory implementation for distributed data - I would say DistributedArrays will have good use for it. The link is here. In general terms, given a Syntax…

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## [Thoughts on new language CPL](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/thoughts-on-new-language-cpl/52361)

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**Author:** [@EmadMasroor](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/EmadMasroor)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 26, 2020, 3:17pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/thoughts-on-new-language-cpl/52361 "2020-12-26T15:17:55Z")

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Hello, I was wondering if anyone in the Julia community has looked at CPL, a new programming language about which a paper was published on the arXiv recently. It seems similar to Fortran, but I may be wrong. Where do J…

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## [Workstation advice (for mostly Julia use)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/workstation-advice-for-mostly-julia-use/25395)

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**Author:** [@Tamas\_Papp](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Tamas_Papp)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [December 25, 2020, 9:32pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/workstation-advice-for-mostly-julia-use/25395 "2020-12-25T21:32:24Z")

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I am about to build a new workstation. It is mainly used for numerical tasks, which is nowadays 99% Julia for me. This system is kind of the sweet spot for things a laptop is not adequate for, yet having full control ove…

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## [Christmas Tree Plot ; )](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/christmas-tree-plot/52377)

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**Author:** [@mthelm85](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mthelm85)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 25, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/christmas-tree-plot/52377 "2020-12-25T15:55:05Z")

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I overlaid a few dot plots (from StatsPlots.jl) of some real data I work with to make this :smile: (the legend is blurred and axes not shown because it’s a private dataset). Also, I limited the y-axis and modified the…

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## [New github authentication](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/new-github-authentication/52234)

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**Author:** [@lmiq](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/lmiq)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 1:31am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/new-github-authentication/52234 "2020-12-23T01:31:38Z")

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I am receiving emails from github warning me that password access will be disabled. Following the docs links they send me, it seems that I have to generate a “token” and use that as a password from now on. That is a lon…

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## [Performance using Resnets, googlenet, alexnet on Julia vs Python \[ Both when training time and testing time\]?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/performance-using-resnets-googlenet-alexnet-on-julia-vs-python-both-when-training-time-and-testing-time/51998)

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**Author:** [@vedasulo](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/vedasulo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2020, 1:27pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/performance-using-resnets-googlenet-alexnet-on-julia-vs-python-both-when-training-time-and-testing-time/51998 "2020-12-18T13:27:07Z")

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I am curious, about How much time did it take to train and also on testing for both Julia and Python languages. In networks such as googlenet, resnets, or Stylegan . :slight\_smile: Thank you for your answer. Excited …

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## [Would i get financial support for https://juliacomputing.com/training/? \[ Any support for students from all over world\]](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/would-i-get-financial-support-for-https-juliacomputing-com-training-any-support-for-students-from-all-over-world/51889)

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**Author:** [@vedasulo](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/vedasulo)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2020, 4:27pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/would-i-get-financial-support-for-https-juliacomputing-com-training-any-support-for-students-from-all-over-world/51889 "2020-12-16T16:27:43Z")

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Is it possible to get financial aid for student who want to make further career in julia/ml. Thank you :slight\_smile:

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## [Why there is no GNU+linux os mentioned in github of julia instead all windows?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-there-is-no-gnu-linux-os-mentioned-in-github-of-julia-instead-all-windows/51814)

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**Author:** [@vedasulo](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/vedasulo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2020, 5:47pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-there-is-no-gnu-linux-os-mentioned-in-github-of-julia-instead-all-windows/51814 "2020-12-14T17:47:28Z")

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As Opensource community, I feel sad when i don’t see mentioning gnu/linux os in github readme of julia. Instead using some Proprietary os in priority.

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## [Bib reference updating software](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/bib-reference-updating-software/51654)

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**Author:** [@Tamas\_Papp](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Tamas_Papp)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 1:08pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/bib-reference-updating-software/51654 "2020-12-12T13:08:56Z")

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Suppose you have a paper written in LaTeX, with references in a .bib file. While the paper went from early draft to its current state, some references of other working papers inevitable changed a bit: papers got publishe…

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## [HEC-RAS notebooks](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/hec-ras-notebooks/51556)

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**Author:** [@esdmd100](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/esdmd100)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2020, 8:00pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/hec-ras-notebooks/51556 "2020-12-09T20:00:18Z")

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I was wondering if there is any development in Julia that could perform similarly to HEC-RAS (Hydrologic Engineering Center-River Analysis System) (HEC-RAS or https://www.fithydro.wiki/index.php/HEC-RAS)?

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## [A Unicode keyboard?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/a-unicode-keyboard/51252)

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**Author:** [@johnh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/johnh)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 5:35pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/a-unicode-keyboard/51252 "2020-12-04T17:35:12Z")

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Many years ago I used Latex extensively and so had the ‘muscle memory’ for \\ character sequences. I am using Julia this afternoon and I can see how the muscle memory for \\ pm TAB and characters like this can be attained…

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## [Resources to get started with differential equations](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/resources-to-get-started-with-differential-equations/50747)

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**Author:** [@danielw2904](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/danielw2904)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2020, 10:20pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/resources-to-get-started-with-differential-equations/50747 "2020-11-30T22:20:49Z")

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I’m putting this in off-topic since my question is more general. I want to learn more about the sci-ml type packages eventually but feel like I lack some fundamental knowledge on \*DEs and would therefore ask for recommen…

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## [How did you get interested in programming?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-did-you-get-interested-in-programming/46943)

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**Author:** [@anon60034542](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/anon60034542)\
**Replies:** 40\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2020, 5:24am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-did-you-get-interested-in-programming/46943 "2020-11-23T05:24:20Z")

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After my last off topic question was so popular (ha!), I thought I might ask another question I saw a commercial the other day selling a product to teach coding at a younger age, and I was wondering how did you get inte…

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## [Chapel vs Julia (and compared to Python/Numba, and C+OpenMP)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/chapel-vs-julia-and-compared-to-python-numba-and-c-openmp/50446)

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**Author:** [@Palli](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Palli)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 7:12pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/chapel-vs-julia-and-compared-to-python-numba-and-c-openmp/50446 "2020-11-19T19:12:04Z")

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First, are Julia’s threads still “experimental”? The paper claiming it, published in September, seems to have been been first out in June, so that may explain it. More importantly, are Julia’s threads “not yet mature eno…

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## [Quality vs quantity in OSS development - a contributor's perspective](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/quality-vs-quantity-in-oss-development-a-contributors-perspective/50278)

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**Author:** [@mohamed82008](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mohamed82008)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 7:39am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/quality-vs-quantity-in-oss-development-a-contributors-perspective/50278 "2020-11-19T07:39:01Z")

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As someone who has been doing open source development in the Julia community for a while, both paid and unpaid, I find myself often having to choose between developing or maintaining more packages or focusing my time and…

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## [eGPU or Compute Box](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/egpu-or-compute-box/50208)

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**Author:** [@anon92994695](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/anon92994695)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 6:47am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/egpu-or-compute-box/50208 "2020-11-19T06:47:20Z")

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Hi everyone, so I’m thinking of upgrading my compute situation a bit. I have a ratty old desktop, a laptop, and a decent GPU laying around. What I want is for my main driver, my laptop, to offload on prem. compute to a …

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## [Retrieve a unique stable ID number from an Arduino](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/retrieve-a-unique-stable-id-number-from-an-arduino/50185)

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**Author:** [@yakir12](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/yakir12)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2020, 3:46pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/retrieve-a-unique-stable-id-number-from-an-arduino/50185 "2020-11-15T15:46:08Z")

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I’m using LibSerialPort.jl to communicate with an Arduino. I have 5 Arduinos connected at the same time, and I’d like to have a robust way of identifying which is which (regardless or restarts or switching the cables). R…

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## [Teaching students to code](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/teaching-students-to-code/49927)

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**Author:** [@anon60034542](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/anon60034542)\
**Replies:** 26\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2020, 11:37am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/teaching-students-to-code/49927 "2020-11-14T11:37:21Z")

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I’m sure at some point you’ve have read or heard about teaching students to write code as early as high school. In Chicago, they almost made it a requirement for your high school diploma. Microsoft also has the Hack the …

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## [What's the fastest CPU execution model?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/whats-the-fastest-cpu-execution-model/49682)

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**Author:** [@teriiju](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/teriiju)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2020, 1:50pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/whats-the-fastest-cpu-execution-model/49682 "2020-11-11T13:50:13Z")

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Hi, naive question from a newbie, is a binary program execution the fastest way to execute a small program today - or - are there some CPUS models nowadays in which one could configure a set of instruction to run an equ…

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## [Blog post on compiling R for new Apple ARM-based computers](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/blog-post-on-compiling-r-for-new-apple-arm-based-computers/49462)

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**Author:** [@dmbates](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/dmbates)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2020, 5:07pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/blog-post-on-compiling-r-for-new-apple-arm-based-computers/49462 "2020-11-02T17:07:47Z")

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https://developer.r-project.org/Blog/public/2020/11/02/will-r-work-on-apple-silicon/ For those not familiar with the internals of R, much of the discussion is about ensuring that the missing data value, NA, for floating…

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## [Roborace - crashes due to NaN](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/roborace-crashes-due-to-nan/49310)

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**Author:** [@johnh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/johnh)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2020, 2:41pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/roborace-crashes-due-to-nan/49310 "2020-10-30T14:41:23Z")

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utonomous racer - crashes (literally) due to NaN

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## [Osiris Rex](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/osiris-rex/48709)

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**Author:** [@johnh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/johnh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 9:44pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/osiris-rex/48709 "2020-10-20T21:44:53Z")

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Watching live. Is this not marvellous? Please someone tell me that Natural Feature Tracking is written in Julia. (Yeah I know it is not)

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## [Ping Jorge Alberto Vieyra Salas](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ping-jorge-alberto-vieyra-salas/48480)

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**Author:** [@johnh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/johnh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2020, 7:30am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ping-jorge-alberto-vieyra-salas/48480 "2020-10-16T07:30:48Z")

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Please send me a direct message?

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## [16000 cases lost in UK Covid reporting](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/16000-cases-lost-in-uk-covid-reporting/47783)

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**Author:** [@johnh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/johnh)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2020, 11:21am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/16000-cases-lost-in-uk-covid-reporting/47783 "2020-10-15T11:21:00Z")

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This is being reported by the media as a failure with Excel. It seems more likely it is a problem with CSV Format files being used for data exchange. Should have been using Julia of course!

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## [Multall source code release](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/multall-source-code-release/48208)

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**Author:** [@barche](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/barche)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 8:12am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/multall-source-code-release/48208 "2020-10-14T08:12:23Z")

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Hi all, For those into turbomachinery: since 2017, prof. John Denton has released his Multall design system as open source: https://sites.google.com/site/multallopen/home I haven’t really dug into the details, but thi…

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## [Mention of Julia for the re-implementation of PETSC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/mention-of-julia-for-the-re-implementation-of-petsc/46199)

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**Author:** [@PetrKryslUCSD](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/PetrKryslUCSD)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [September 29, 2020, 3:30pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/mention-of-julia-for-the-re-implementation-of-petsc/46199 "2020-09-29T15:30:40Z")

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If you have ideas and opinions, go see: Petsc-future: Languages (#645) · Issues · PETSc / petsc · GitLab

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## [Euro HPC in Healthcare](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/euro-hpc-in-healthcare/47122)

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**Author:** [@johnh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/johnh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2020, 8:56am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/euro-hpc-in-healthcare/47122 "2020-09-23T08:56:16Z")

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Live sessions here https://www.youtube.com/c/DigitalSingleMarketEU/videos Recordings:

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## [Data Centric Programming](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/data-centric-programming/47108)

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**Author:** [@johnh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/johnh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2020, 3:41am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/data-centric-programming/47108 "2020-09-23T03:41:12Z")

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I just heard of this topic, Any comments from the Julia community please?

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