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## [This about chefs, but programmers might wish to pay attention too](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/this-about-chefs-but-programmers-might-wish-to-pay-attention-too/117578)

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**Author:** [@PetrKryslUCSD](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/PetrKryslUCSD)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 30, 2024, 9:38am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/this-about-chefs-but-programmers-might-wish-to-pay-attention-too/117578 "2024-07-30T09:38:51Z")

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Machines might not take your job. But they could make it worse (economist.com)

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## [On work environments and noise](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/on-work-environments-and-noise/117481)

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**Author:** [@mbauman](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mbauman)\
**Replies:** 26\
**Last updated:** [July 30, 2024, 9:32am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/on-work-environments-and-noise/117481 "2024-07-30T09:32:47Z")

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In Julia has ruined my work experience - #67 by kapple, @kapple posted: This generated an engaging discussion on noise and work, enough so that I figured it’d be worth splitting the topic to have a dedicated place for …

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## [Difference between U+007C “VERTICAL BAR” \`|\` and U+2223 “DIVIDES” \`∣\`](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/difference-between-u-007c-vertical-bar-and-u-2223-divides/117499)

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**Author:** [@paalon](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/paalon)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2024, 2:22pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/difference-between-u-007c-vertical-bar-and-u-2223-divides/117499 "2024-07-26T14:22:09Z")

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What is the difference between the two Unicode code points U+007C “VERTICAL BAR” | and U+2223 “DIVIDES” ∣? Julia REPL’s LaTeX-like Unicode input of \\mid gives U+2223, and HTML’s named character references for &mid;, &sho…

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## [Stack Overflow Survey 2024 Results](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/stack-overflow-survey-2024-results/117439)

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**Author:** [@xiaoxi](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/xiaoxi)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2024, 2:40am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/stack-overflow-survey-2024-results/117439 "2024-07-26T02:40:50Z")

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According to the survey, the popularity of Matlab and R seems higher than Julia, and people are more willing to learn Matlab and R than Julia. However, Julia is more admired than R and Matlab and the salaries for coding …

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## [Julia has ruined my work experience](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-has-ruined-my-work-experience/116556)

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**Author:** [@kapple](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/kapple)\
**Replies:** 70\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2024, 4:15am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-has-ruined-my-work-experience/116556 "2024-07-25T04:15:02Z")

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Julia’s syntax for the most part is so satisfying. The community is an intellectual bunch that I learn from via a lot of lurking. And the direction Julia is headed in is quite exciting. I’m inspired by both types of pack…

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## [Mentioning of Julia for refactoring Linux kernel code?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/mentioning-of-julia-for-refactoring-linux-kernel-code/117096)

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**Author:** [@Kruxigt](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Kruxigt)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 18, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/mentioning-of-julia-for-refactoring-linux-kernel-code/117096 "2024-07-18T14:58:59Z")

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https://youtu.be/4WCTGycBceg?t=303 In the video above it seems that Julia is mentioned as a tool for refactoring code related to the development of the Linux kernel. Does anyone have more info on this?

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## [Importing local python code directory function in Julia](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/importing-local-python-code-directory-function-in-julia/116315)

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**Author:** [@raman\_kumar](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/raman_kumar)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2024, 3:37am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/importing-local-python-code-directory-function-in-julia/116315 "2024-07-05T03:37:04Z")

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Please help me in importing local python code directory within Julia. I am analyzing astrophysical simulation data output from Atheena++. I am writing code in julia to plot data manipulated by python script. My code is …

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## [Is exponential Solar Power growth happening without the general public knowing?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-exponential-solar-power-growth-happening-without-the-general-public-knowing/116557)

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**Author:** [@StevenSiew](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/StevenSiew)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2024, 9:30am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-exponential-solar-power-growth-happening-without-the-general-public-knowing/116557 "2024-07-04T09:30:44Z")

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As far a most people on earth is concern, Solar Power is growing slowly but steadily. But is exponential growth happening without most people even noticing it? Whereas nuclear power is barely growing, and is shrinking a…

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## ["Explainability is Not a Game"](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/explainability-is-not-a-game/116553)

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**Author:** [@nsajko](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/nsajko)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2024, 12:52am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/explainability-is-not-a-game/116553 "2024-07-04T00:52:02Z")

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https://cacm.acm.org/research/explainability-is-not-a-game/

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## [Workflow and environments question](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/workflow-and-environments-question/116551)

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**Author:** [@sob](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sob)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 11:08am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/workflow-and-environments-question/116551 "2024-07-03T11:08:49Z")

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I’m working alone on a decently sized Julia project (or at least it’s decent size for me) and find myself working on different (and unrelated) areas of the project concurrently. I’m already using Git (for various reason…

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## [FYI: C++20 std:jthread vs Julia's threads](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/fyi-c-20-std-jthread-vs-julias-threads/116502)

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**Author:** [@Palli](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Palli)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 5:05pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/fyi-c-20-std-jthread-vs-julias-threads/116502 "2024-07-02T17:05:07Z")

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I notices Julia’s GC relies on C++ code. I though the GC was written in C, and only the LLVM and parts related to it written in C++, but at least by now Julia’s GC relies on C++11, i.e. on std:thread. All t…

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## [Verses.ai's Genius Agents. For AGI: "Deep learning is not enough"](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/verses-ais-genius-agents-for-agi-deep-learning-is-not-enough/116499)

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**Author:** [@Palli](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Palli)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 3:15am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/verses-ais-genius-agents-for-agi-deep-learning-is-not-enough/116499 "2024-07-02T03:15:56Z")

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\[..\] Deep learning is not enough. \[..\] For me FAQ: What makes Genius unique compared to other AI systems? Genius Agents have the ability to Reason (predict), Plan (optimize)\*, and Learn (adapt)\*. Inference. G…

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## [FFT scaling. Matlab vs. Julia](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/fft-scaling-matlab-vs-julia/116404)

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**Author:** [@PetrKryslUCSD](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/PetrKryslUCSD)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2024, 11:25pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/fft-scaling-matlab-vs-julia/116404 "2024-06-30T23:25:08Z")

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Matlab documentation states and I am puzzled by this. (i) Why doesn’t fft() do this scaling internally? I have to do X = (1/L)\*fft(x,N);% Now we compute the coefficients X\_k in order to get the correct spectrum…

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## [Python 3.13 will bring a new REPL](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/python-3-13-will-bring-a-new-repl/114988)

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**Author:** [@xiaoxi](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/xiaoxi)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2024, 3:43pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/python-3-13-will-bring-a-new-repl/114988 "2024-06-29T15:43:39Z")

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It seems that the Julia community is not the only one improving its REPL. Among other things, Python 3.13 will bring a new REPL.

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## [Python pyfiles and cis.read\_data() function error](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/python-pyfiles-and-cis-read-data-function-error/115748)

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**Author:** [@raman\_kumar](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/raman_kumar)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2024, 3:33pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/python-pyfiles-and-cis-read-data-function-error/115748 "2024-06-27T15:33:35Z")

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Sorry, Please ignore this topic. This topic is useless and confusing. :pig2: I am using python cis.read\_data() function to read hdf5 file and its config file. I am getting errors shown in image below:

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## [Mojo debugging: extending MLIR and LLDB](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/mojo-debugging-extending-mlir-and-lldb/116218)

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**Author:** [@xiaoxi](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/xiaoxi)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 8:06pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/mojo-debugging-extending-mlir-and-lldb/116218 "2024-06-25T20:06:46Z")

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I wonder if some of these ideas would be useful for Julia.

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## [Recommended reading: Does AI mean "All Inferior"?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/recommended-reading-does-ai-mean-all-inferior/115977)

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**Author:** [@PetrKryslUCSD](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/PetrKryslUCSD)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2024, 7:01pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/recommended-reading-does-ai-mean-all-inferior/115977 "2024-06-23T19:01:28Z")

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The post “AI crap” is becoming more relevant every day.

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## [Great resource for those who like to share](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/great-resource-for-those-who-like-to-share/115984)

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**Author:** [@PetrKryslUCSD](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/PetrKryslUCSD)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2024, 4:25pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/great-resource-for-those-who-like-to-share/115984 "2024-06-21T16:25:59Z")

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https://writefreesoftware.org/ Check it out!

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## [An antifragile vote counting system should be open-source. Why not use Julia?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/an-antifragile-vote-counting-system-should-be-open-source-why-not-use-julia/114182)

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**Author:** [@g2g](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/g2g)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2024, 9:25pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/an-antifragile-vote-counting-system-should-be-open-source-why-not-use-julia/114182 "2024-06-20T21:25:01Z")

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I posted an essay (No Abacus or Pillow) detailing how the manual counting of ballots can rival the speed of the automated counting of ballots … provided those ballots are sorted. In the essay’s appendix is a listing of a…

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## [Artifactory with Julia](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/artifactory-with-julia/104747)

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**Author:** [@johnh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/johnh)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2024, 12:05pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/artifactory-with-julia/104747 "2024-06-19T12:05:23Z")

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An idle question, but might have some interesting answers. Does anyone use JFrog Artifactory with Julia

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## [Why Swift's type checker is so slow](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-swifts-type-checker-is-so-slow/115759)

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**Author:** [@xiaoxi](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/xiaoxi)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 4:41pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-swifts-type-checker-is-so-slow/115759 "2024-06-18T16:41:03Z")

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Does Julia’s type checker show these problems too? By the way, there is a document explaining the Swift’s type checker.

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## [An interesting take on security](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/an-interesting-take-on-security/115699)

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**Author:** [@PetrKryslUCSD](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/PetrKryslUCSD)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2024, 12:58pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/an-interesting-take-on-security/115699 "2024-06-16T12:58:50Z")

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Quite different from the current approach, for sure.

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## [Recommendations for Learning Ordinary Differential Equations](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/recommendations-for-learning-ordinary-differential-equations/115661)

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**Author:** [@mthelm85](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mthelm85)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 8:39pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/recommendations-for-learning-ordinary-differential-equations/115661 "2024-06-15T20:39:08Z")

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Can anyone recommend some good resources for learning ordinary differential equations? I’m not looking to become an expert or to write my own solvers - I’m just looking for something that will provide me with a good soli…

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## [Programming languages with only global scope?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/programming-languages-with-only-global-scope/115665)

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**Author:** [@oOosys](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/oOosys)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 8:36am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/programming-languages-with-only-global-scope/115665 "2024-06-15T08:36:54Z")

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All of the discussion would become obsolete in case of required uniqueness of symbol names and usage of global scope variables only. The more not really needed options to choose from implemented in a programming language…

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## [A Modification of the LLL Reduction Algorithm](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/a-modification-of-the-lll-reduction-algorithm/115422)

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**Author:** [@adam\_doo](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/adam_doo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2024, 12:22pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/a-modification-of-the-lll-reduction-algorithm/115422 "2024-06-10T12:22:04Z")

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This question shows research effort; it is useful and clear -1 Am looking at an implementation of the A Modification of the LLL Reduction Algorithm by M Pohst. Anyone know ? https://www.researchgate.net/publication/22…

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## [Earth's CO2 level is increasing. Julia code to plot it yourself](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/earths-co2-level-is-increasing-julia-code-to-plot-it-yourself/115356)

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**Author:** [@StevenSiew](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/StevenSiew)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2024, 12:10am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/earths-co2-level-is-increasing-julia-code-to-plot-it-yourself/115356 "2024-06-10T00:10:58Z")

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URL: Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are surging "faster than ever" to beyond anything humans ever experienced, officials say - CBS News Here is Julia code to plot your own CO2 charts using CSV, Plots, Downloa…

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## [University proposing Excel training to analyse data :-/](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/university-proposing-excel-training-to-analyse-data/115229)

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**Author:** [@sylvaticus](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sylvaticus)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2024, 12:24pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/university-proposing-excel-training-to-analyse-data/115229 "2024-06-05T12:24:23Z")

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From our university newsletter: “Cette formation s’adresse à tous les personnels de l’Université (doctorants, enseignants-chercheurs, …) qui souhaitent utiliser le logiciel Excel pour le traitement de leurs données.” E…

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## [Any expert on food chemistry here? Can sugar not be added but transformed from carbohydrates?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/any-expert-on-food-chemistry-here-can-sugar-not-be-added-but-transformed-from-carbohydrates/115124)

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**Author:** [@sylvaticus](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sylvaticus)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2024, 11:00am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/any-expert-on-food-chemistry-here-can-sugar-not-be-added-but-transformed-from-carbohydrates/115124 "2024-06-05T11:00:34Z")

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Any expert on food chemistry here? Just a question is still roaming my mind and ChatGPT is of no help: I bought a “vegan milk” recently, marketed as “no added sugar” and where the ingredient list reads as: Water, Spelt…

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## [Standardizing syntax?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/standardizing-syntax/114816)

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**Author:** [@MilesCranmer](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/MilesCranmer)\
**Replies:** 32\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2024, 7:23am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/standardizing-syntax/114816 "2024-06-01T07:23:57Z")

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They have got one thing right like Mojo in that it looks and feels like Python. It is about time we had something like an ISO standard on syntax.

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## [Name suggestion for a new forest model?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/name-suggestion-for-a-new-forest-model/114674)

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**Author:** [@sylvaticus](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sylvaticus)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 7:52am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/name-suggestion-for-a-new-forest-model/114674 "2024-05-31T07:52:48Z")

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As we are upgrading and generalizing a forest sector model, we need to replace an horrible name for our current model, “FFSM”, standing for “French Forest Sector Model”, with somehting more cool. The “concepts” of the …

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