# Offtopic

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## [Frameworks and Libraries: The role of multiple dispatch](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/frameworks-and-libraries-the-role-of-multiple-dispatch/124013)

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**Author:** [@ShalokShalom](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ShalokShalom)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/frameworks-and-libraries-the-role-of-multiple-dispatch/124013 "2024-12-20T16:48:14Z")

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Hi there :slight\_smile: Reading stuff like this and and this and this makes me wonder, if I want to use or write any framework again. Besides the point, this is not the actual topic of this post. What I am really inte…

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## [A union of partially overlapping hyperrectangles?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/a-union-of-partially-overlapping-hyperrectangles/124012)

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**Author:** [@g-gundam](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/g-gundam)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2024, 1:14pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/a-union-of-partially-overlapping-hyperrectangles/124012 "2024-12-20T13:14:24Z")

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I was browsing the helpdesk over at Zulip when I came across this question that I have no hope of answering. Say you have a union of partially overlapping Hyperrectangles and you want to describe the non-convex polygon…

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## [Google's Willow new quantum chip](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/googles-willow-new-quantum-chip/123639)

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**Author:** [@rafael.guerra](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/rafael.guerra)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2024, 2:18pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/googles-willow-new-quantum-chip/123639 "2024-12-11T14:18:16Z")

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Google’s Willow new quantum chip: “lends credence to the notion that quantum computation occurs in many parallel universes, in line with the idea that we live in a multiverse, a prediction first made by David Deutsch.” …

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## [The psychology of writing documentation, why does it seem tedious?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/the-psychology-of-writing-documentation-why-does-it-seem-tedious/123429)

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**Author:** [@Tetrakai](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Tetrakai)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2024, 12:18am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/the-psychology-of-writing-documentation-why-does-it-seem-tedious/123429 "2024-12-05T00:18:55Z")

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Here is my theory. When in a “programming” mindset, you can get near instant feedback. Either you get the correct result or not. Or the new version is more performant than the last. But with the documentation there is …

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## [Interesting post about SIMD dot product (and cosine similarity)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/interesting-post-about-simd-dot-product-and-cosine-similarity/123282)

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**Author:** [@Dan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Dan)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2024, 6:49pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/interesting-post-about-simd-dot-product-and-cosine-similarity/123282 "2024-12-02T18:49:05Z")

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This is part 1 of a two posts showing how to SIMD the hell out of a dot-product: Part 2 (forthcoming) will be about Modular implementation. Seems dot product is a place Julia should aspire to hug the SOTA.

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## [Correctness bugs](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/correctness-bugs/122855)

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**Author:** [@Anil\_Kumar1](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Anil_Kumar1)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 29, 2024, 2:34am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/correctness-bugs/122855 "2024-11-29T02:34:21Z")

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https://yuri.is/not-julia/ I saw this on Bluesky today. " In my experience, Julia and its packages have the highest rate of serious correctness bugs of any programming system I’ve used, and I started programming with V…

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## [Why \`Mojo\` can be so fast?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-mojo-can-be-so-fast/98458)

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**Author:** [@Brian1](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Brian1)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2023, 1:45pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-mojo-can-be-so-fast/98458 "2023-05-15T13:45:33Z")

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Mojo is a new language, this is the introduction of it. I am curious about its performance, so I made a test for it. In the Jupyter supplied by the Mojo: %%python import time def fib(n): if n == 0 or n == 1: …

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## [LLM "Compiler"](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/llm-compiler/122850)

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**Author:** [@mrufsvold](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mrufsvold)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2024, 3:05pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/llm-compiler/122850 "2024-11-20T15:05:15Z")

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I thought this was a fun experiment! While it’s already quite absurd, I feel like the logical extreme here is using the Julia compiler to provide Julia source code → LLVM IR examples and then replacing the entire comp…

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## [Does knowing Rust make you a better Julia programmer](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/does-knowing-rust-make-you-a-better-julia-programmer/122668)

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**Author:** [@marquito](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/marquito)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2024, 2:09am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/does-knowing-rust-make-you-a-better-julia-programmer/122668 "2024-11-17T02:09:46Z")

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I am interested in the usual “does knowing X make you better at Y” theme, where X=Rust and Y=Julia, as someone who more or less knows Julia (and basic C programming), but has no experience with Rust yet. If you think t…

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## [Dealing with failure in Julia development and how to win](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/dealing-with-failure-in-julia-development-and-how-to-win/122716)

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**Author:** [@Tarny\_GG\_Channie](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Tarny_GG_Channie)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2024, 2:56pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/dealing-with-failure-in-julia-development-and-how-to-win/122716 "2024-11-16T14:56:53Z")

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Unlike Python, which I often use to implement industry-standard stuff, I often use Julia to try to push the limit of what’s possible or do something new. And they often failed. Too cursed to use. Too slow. Slower …

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## [My apology to the Julia community for being weak](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/my-apology-to-the-julia-community-for-being-weak/122582)

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**Author:** [@Tarny\_GG\_Channie](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Tarny_GG_Channie)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 6:11am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/my-apology-to-the-julia-community-for-being-weak/122582 "2024-11-15T06:11:37Z")

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I apologize to the community and everyone who supports me for being so weak and for giving false hope that I could do something. I’m not a really strong programmer. I was a self-made “genius”, learning things the way ot…

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## [Status of WebAssembly (for Julia), e.g. threads and GC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/status-of-webassembly-for-julia-e-g-threads-and-gc/89331)

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**Author:** [@Palli](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Palli)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/status-of-webassembly-for-julia-e-g-threads-and-gc/89331 "2024-11-07T14:45:48Z")

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I see threads are going up to Phase 3 - Implementation Phase (where GC already is): proposals/README.md at d2f6ce711249d37fc21a8933de1f7903cb521302 · WebAssembly/proposals · GitHub It’s not done but both would help Juli…

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## [A Julia I Ching hexagram generator using a QRNG](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/a-julia-i-ching-hexagram-generator-using-a-qrng/121405)

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**Author:** [@Barzin](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Barzin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 9:12pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/a-julia-i-ching-hexagram-generator-using-a-qrng/121405 "2024-11-06T21:12:12Z")

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Friends and fellas, I present the most off-topicest of posts: you can now use Julia to throw the I Ching using completely indeterministic quantum random numbers. https://github.com/BarzinL/Qing May your divining hand b…

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## [Open- or Closed-source for AI?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/open-or-closed-source-for-ai/117779)

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**Author:** [@PetrKryslUCSD](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/PetrKryslUCSD)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 6:45pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/open-or-closed-source-for-ai/117779 "2024-11-06T18:45:12Z")

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Keep the code behind AI open, say two entrepreneurs (economist.com) vs. Not all AI models should be freely available, argues a legal scholar (economist.com)

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## [Has anyone seen marimo a new Python focused notebook? https://marimo.io/ Seems to have many ideas from Pluto.jl](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/has-anyone-seen-marimo-a-new-python-focused-notebook-https-marimo-io-seems-to-have-many-ideas-from-pluto-jl/122170)

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**Author:** [@xiaodai](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/xiaodai)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2024, 3:59pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/has-anyone-seen-marimo-a-new-python-focused-notebook-https-marimo-io-seems-to-have-many-ideas-from-pluto-jl/122170 "2024-11-02T15:59:20Z")

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Seems have a a DAG reactive notebook in Python so definitely similar to Pluto in that regard.

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## [How Julia and Python compare in 2024?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-julia-and-python-compare-in-2024/121851)

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**Author:** [@KZiemian](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/KZiemian)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 12:11pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-julia-and-python-compare-in-2024/121851 "2024-10-28T12:11:59Z")

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I heard that Python get JIT in version 3.13, which add some 5%-9% of speed in the benchmarks. Can someone guide me how Julia and Python are look next to each other in the term of speed and role in scientific computing to…

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## [Is Rust (and/or Python) the new high-level API (here ANN/GGUF/LLama example)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-rust-and-or-python-the-new-high-level-api-here-ann-gguf-llama-example/121721)

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**Author:** [@Palli](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Palli)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2024, 9:11pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-rust-and-or-python-the-new-high-level-api-here-ann-gguf-llama-example/121721 "2024-10-26T21:11:56Z")

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This state-of-the-art library has Rust and Python API, but ironically no (C++) high-level one despite written in C++: I’m guessing C-like C++ is kinda necessary for bindings to other \[languages\] \[TensorFlow, also wr…

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## [In Binary Floating Point, you can multiply without multiplying](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/in-binary-floating-point-you-can-multiply-without-multiplying/121218)

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**Author:** [@StevenSiew](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/StevenSiew)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2024, 11:47pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/in-binary-floating-point-you-can-multiply-without-multiplying/121218 "2024-10-25T23:47:14Z")

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I discovered that In Binary Floating Point, you can multiply without multiplying.

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## [Haskell forum post argues that Commercial Haskell should go after Julia ( and Python) instead of Rust](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/haskell-forum-post-argues-that-commercial-haskell-should-go-after-julia-and-python-instead-of-rust/121526)

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**Author:** [@xiaodai](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/xiaodai)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2024, 12:25pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/haskell-forum-post-argues-that-commercial-haskell-should-go-after-julia-and-python-instead-of-rust/121526 "2024-10-24T12:25:12Z")

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I find the post a pretty amusing read.

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## [On using \`=\` vs \`:=\` for assignment](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/on-using-vs-for-assignment/110302)

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**Author:** [@adienes](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/adienes)\
**Replies:** 75\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 5:35am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/on-using-vs-for-assignment/110302 "2024-10-21T05:35:49Z")

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news to me

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## [Why my paid version of Office 365 on Linux seems to miss some features?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-my-paid-version-of-office-365-on-linux-seems-to-miss-some-features/121469)

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**Author:** [@sylvaticus](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sylvaticus)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 2:03pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-my-paid-version-of-office-365-on-linux-seems-to-miss-some-features/121469 "2024-10-20T14:03:34Z")

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My editor for the second edition of my Julia book doesn’t work with Markdown sources (!!!) so I need to move everything to Office. I am on Linux and my univ has a subscription for Office 365, but when I need to do somet…

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## [CatBoost community survey mentions Julia](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/catboost-community-survey-mentions-julia/121501)

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**Author:** [@xiaodai](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/xiaodai)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 12:14pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/catboost-community-survey-mentions-julia/121501 "2024-10-20T12:14:52Z")

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Survey link is here: Yandex Forms The Russian association is unfortunate, but science is borderless and apolitical.

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## [From BASIC to Julia](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/from-basic-to-julia/121053)

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**Author:** [@runjaj](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/runjaj)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 3:20pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/from-basic-to-julia/121053 "2024-10-17T15:20:09Z")

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I have just recoded the first program I wrote in BASIC (~1983). It’s silly, but it has put an smile on my face: begin @label L10 println("Hello!") @goto L10 end It’s BASIC, so it needs to have a GOTO. I’m p…

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## [Using Symbolics.jl to generate 13th Degree Chebyshev Polynomial Approximation for Sin function between 0 and Pi/2](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-symbolics-jl-to-generate-13th-degree-chebyshev-polynomial-approximation-for-sin-function-between-0-and-pi-2/121034)

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**Author:** [@StevenSiew](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/StevenSiew)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2024, 1:43am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-symbolics-jl-to-generate-13th-degree-chebyshev-polynomial-approximation-for-sin-function-between-0-and-pi-2/121034 "2024-10-08T01:43:44Z")

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You can always use ApproxFun.jl or you can write your own fully automated (textual) Chebyshev function generator for sin function using Symbolics.jl. using Symbolics @syms Cos(var1) func(var1) @variables a b pi x new…

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## [Numba/pixie](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/numba-pixie/120981)

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**Author:** [@berceanu](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/berceanu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 4:51pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/numba-pixie/120981 "2024-10-06T16:51:58Z")

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What do you think about this approach to combining AOT/JIT: pixie There’s a talk about it here.

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## [What do jobs ads mentioning Julia really mean? E.g. this one from Ford and Facebook](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-do-jobs-ads-mentioning-julia-really-mean-e-g-this-one-from-ford-and-facebook/120919)

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**Author:** [@Palli](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Palli)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2024, 3:34pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-do-jobs-ads-mentioning-julia-really-mean-e-g-this-one-from-ford-and-facebook/120919 "2024-10-04T15:34:57Z")

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A lot of job ads from companies mention Julia, usually with other languages mentioned, such as this latest one I see from Ford: https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=daa997a44f3e5e97&tk=1i9bta0cjgbm581o&from=serp&vjs=3 Ex…

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## [Choosing CPU for linear algebra: AMD 9950X or something else?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/choosing-cpu-for-linear-algebra-amd-9950x-or-something-else/120872)

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**Author:** [@Norman](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Norman)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2024, 2:51am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/choosing-cpu-for-linear-algebra-amd-9950x-or-something-else/120872 "2024-10-04T02:51:35Z")

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I am considering getting a new computer with at least 64GB RAM for computation that involves doing lots of linear algebra (matrix-matrix multiplications and solving linear systems). For my purposes, I would prefer not de…

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## [Design Pattern "Start from the end"?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/design-pattern-start-from-the-end/119924)

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**Author:** [@mrufsvold](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mrufsvold)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 5:01pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/design-pattern-start-from-the-end/119924 "2024-09-26T17:01:14Z")

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I’m trying to figure out if there is a name for a design pattern I keep coming back to. Intuitively, when designing a pipeline of tasks, I start with “Given an input, first do this, then that, and then output the result…

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## [Logo for the JuliaDiff organization?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/logo-for-the-juliadiff-organization/113539)

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**Author:** [@gdalle](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/gdalle)\
**Replies:** 54\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 1:38pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/logo-for-the-juliadiff-organization/113539 "2024-09-26T13:38:55Z")

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Since JuliaCon and its avalanche of stickers are upon us, I thought it would be nice to give JuliaDiff a logo. We have one on GitHub but it’s old and not really differentiation-specific. I gave it a try with Luxor.jl, bu…

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## [How do you think about Codon?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-do-you-think-about-codon/119842)

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**Author:** [@photor](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/photor)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 1:52am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-do-you-think-about-codon/119842 "2024-09-26T01:52:32Z")

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The following comparison is on the official Codon website: CPython? Codon tries to follow CPython’s syntax, semantics and APIs as closely as possible, aside from a few cases where Codon differs from CPython for perfor…

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