# Tooling

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## [Dynamic REPL prompt?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/dynamic-repl-prompt/45524)

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**Author:** [@derekmahar](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/derekmahar)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2020, 9:15pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/dynamic-repl-prompt/45524 "2020-08-26T21:15:44Z")

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How can I make the Julia REPL display a dynamic prompt? For example, how might the REPL print the current date and time in the prompt each time it prints a new prompt?

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## [Linting operator minus -](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/linting-operator-minus/45576)

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**Author:** [@DOT](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/DOT)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2020, 2:05pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/linting-operator-minus/45576 "2020-08-26T14:05:46Z")

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When operator - has a type assert for the return type, the linter declares the two arguments “Missing References” (orange under-wriggle in the screenshot):

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## [VS Code Editor and Terminal on Separate Monitors](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vs-code-editor-and-terminal-on-separate-monitors/45248)

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**Author:** [@Yifan\_Liu](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Yifan_Liu)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2020, 12:19am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vs-code-editor-and-terminal-on-separate-monitors/45248 "2020-08-26T00:19:42Z")

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My desktop uses three monitors. I was wondering if it is possible to make VS Code’s editor and terminal shown on separate monitors. This would allow me to focus on the editor area while being able to view results on the …

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## [Modifying REPL key bindings](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/modifying-repl-key-bindings/45505)

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**Author:** [@hendri54](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/hendri54)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2020, 2:09pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/modifying-repl-key-bindings/45505 "2020-08-25T14:09:36Z")

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Is there a convenient way of redefining REPL key bindings? The documentation suggests " Users should refer to LineEdit.jl to discover the available actions on key input." Is there perhaps a package that makes this easi…

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## [Can't Use Juno in Atom](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cant-use-juno-in-atom/45442)

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**Author:** [@brett\_knoss](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/brett_knoss)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2020, 8:30am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cant-use-juno-in-atom/45442 "2020-08-24T08:30:35Z")

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As you can see from this screenshot, I do not have Juno on my toolbar, so I can’t open my REPL. I tried to reinstall uber-juno, and the Atom app, but none of these worked. What else should I do?

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## [Can I configure the Julia VSCode extension to send code to an external terminal window?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/can-i-configure-the-julia-vscode-extension-to-send-code-to-an-external-terminal-window/45428)

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**Author:** [@pjentsch0](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/pjentsch0)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2020, 8:06pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/can-i-configure-the-julia-vscode-extension-to-send-code-to-an-external-terminal-window/45428 "2020-08-23T20:06:46Z")

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I really like the VSCode extension but prefer to use an external terminal running julia as my REPL. Is it possible to tell VSCode to send code to that terminal when I do “run code” (for instance)?

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## [Is it possible to start VS code with Julia repl running?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-it-possible-to-start-vs-code-with-julia-repl-running/45389)

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**Author:** [@PetrKryslUCSD](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/PetrKryslUCSD)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2020, 7:20pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-it-possible-to-start-vs-code-with-julia-repl-running/45389 "2020-08-23T19:20:58Z")

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As it says in the subject line.

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## [VS code error](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vs-code-error/45349)

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**Author:** [@PetrKryslUCSD](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/PetrKryslUCSD)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2020, 1:07am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vs-code-error/45349 "2020-08-23T01:07:34Z")

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I get this error when I try to run Julia REPL in VS Code (Windows 10): ERROR: LoadError: IOError: mkdir: invalid argument (EINVAL) Stacktrace: \[1\] uv\_error at .\\libuv.jl:97 \[inlined\] \[2\] mkdir(::String; mode::UInt16) …

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## [Not getting inline results on VS Code similar to Juno](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/not-getting-inline-results-on-vs-code-similar-to-juno/45314)

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**Author:** [@LasseKatten](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/LasseKatten)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2020, 9:55pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/not-getting-inline-results-on-vs-code-similar-to-juno/45314 "2020-08-21T21:55:23Z")

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Hi I recently switched from Juno to VS Code, and I’m looking for a way to replicate the following Thus far, I’ve set the results to show inline but it only appears in REPL on execution. What am I doing wrong?

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## [Failure to add IJulia in Julia 1.50](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/failure-to-add-ijulia-in-julia-1-50/45321)

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**Author:** [@Ramiro\_Bravo](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Ramiro_Bravo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2020, 4:35pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/failure-to-add-ijulia-in-julia-1-50/45321 "2020-08-21T16:35:01Z")

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I am trying to add Jupyterlab to my installation of Julia 1.50. When I type add IJulia inside the package manager, the installation process crashes Julia and takes me back to the Ubuntu shell. The final message is “Illeg…

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## [Modify the output of one jupyter cell from another?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/modify-the-output-of-one-jupyter-cell-from-another/45235)

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**Author:** [@danspielman](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/danspielman)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2020, 2:07am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/modify-the-output-of-one-jupyter-cell-from-another/45235 "2020-08-20T02:07:22Z")

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Does anyone know if it is possible to modify the text portion of the output of a Jupyter cell from another cell? I don’t need to modify the values of variables. Just the text that appears. The following link shows how …

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## [Juno buttons in the sidebar?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juno-buttons-in-the-sidebar/45105)

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**Author:** [@HenriDeh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/HenriDeh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2020, 1:44pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juno-buttons-in-the-sidebar/45105 "2020-08-17T13:44:49Z")

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I liked the play (start repl), pause, stop, save buttons in Juno. Is there a way to manually create them ? Or is it planned to add them to VS ?

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## [Name suggestions for VS Code](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/name-suggestions-for-vs-code/43958)

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**Author:** [@Impressium](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Impressium)\
**Replies:** 75\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2020, 9:23pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/name-suggestions-for-vs-code/43958 "2020-08-16T21:23:19Z")

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Name suggestions: Culia Coolia Cudia Codia Edit: JCodia

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## [Pluto's running script with Julia shipping bundle](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/plutos-running-script-with-julia-shipping-bundle/44982)

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**Author:** [@DIzer](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/DIzer)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2020, 8:05pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/plutos-running-script-with-julia-shipping-bundle/44982 "2020-08-15T20:05:05Z")

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If I am not mistaken Pluto.jl goes with Julia v 1.5… may be it is worthy to provide a script for running it “from the box”

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## [How to jump to julia std lib source code in vscoe](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-jump-to-julia-std-lib-source-code-in-vscoe/44803)

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**Author:** [@hzgzh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/hzgzh)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2020, 11:29am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-jump-to-julia-std-lib-source-code-in-vscoe/44803 "2020-08-13T11:29:33Z")

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sorry for my poor english. In vscode when I hove on svd function,it display a window about function instruction,I get this svd!(A; full::Bool = false, alg::Algorithm = default\_svd\_alg(A)) -\> SVD svd! is the same as svd…

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## [Need for new Julia tool for threading debugging](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/need-for-new-julia-tool-for-threading-debugging/44673)

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**Author:** [@LaurentPlagne](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/LaurentPlagne)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2020, 1:39pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/need-for-new-julia-tool-for-threading-debugging/44673 "2020-08-10T13:39:25Z")

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Hi, as the multithreading is no more experimental I dare to bring a subject to the Julia community attention. For decades, parallel computing have been a specialist niche. Nowadays parallel computers are everywhere and…

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## [System error when using precompiled packages](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/system-error-when-using-precompiled-packages/44641)

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**Author:** [@brianguenter](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/brianguenter)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 9, 2020, 9:13pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/system-error-when-using-precompiled-packages/44641 "2020-08-09T21:13:22Z")

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I’ve been using the precompiled packages feature in VSCode without trouble for 2 months. Without it programming is impossibly slow, since startup time is many minutes. Starting this last week at random intervals the err…

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## [Pkg.add("IJulia") can not work](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-add-ijulia-can-not-work/13341)

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**Author:** [@Dingxijian](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Dingxijian)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2020, 8:02am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-add-ijulia-can-not-work/13341 "2020-08-07T08:02:12Z")

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When I use Pkg.add(“IJulia”), I get back an error like this:

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## [Debugging/modifying functions stack without reloading all the code](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/debugging-modifying-functions-stack-without-reloading-all-the-code/44432)

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**Author:** [@anj](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/anj)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 6:39pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/debugging-modifying-functions-stack-without-reloading-all-the-code/44432 "2020-08-06T18:39:39Z")

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say I have foo() calling bar() and the bug is in the second one using Printf function foo() bar() end function bar() println("bar 1") end I run @run foo() all good bar 1 is printed out (in real live, found bu…

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## [Deploying generated documents privately](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/deploying-generated-documents-privately/24038)

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**Author:** [@Tamas\_Papp](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Tamas_Papp)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 5:52pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/deploying-generated-documents-privately/24038 "2020-08-06T17:52:11Z")

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I am working on a project using Julia which will eventually be made public & open source. We are currently working using a private repo Gitlab, and are in the process of writing up docs — this helps coauthors and should …

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## [ARGS in REPL (customize or remove)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/args-in-repl-customize-or-remove/44332)

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**Author:** [@anj](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/anj)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 6:59am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/args-in-repl-customize-or-remove/44332 "2020-08-06T06:59:51Z")

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Then I start REPL I already see ARGS populated julia\> ARGS 4-element Array{String,1}: "\\\\\\\\.\\\\pipe\\\\vsc-julia-repl-23904" "\\\\\\\\.\\\\pipe\\\\vsc-jl-cr-23904" "USE\_REVISE" "USE\_PLOTPANE" The questions are: is there a w…

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## [JunoDebugger or JuliaInterpreter error](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/junodebugger-or-juliainterpreter-error/44342)

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**Author:** [@jxl](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jxl)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 9:02pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/junodebugger-or-juliainterpreter-error/44342 "2020-08-05T21:02:19Z")

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Hi! I added a package. I could run the code bug-free, but when I tried to debug it, the following error message occurs. The Stacktrace does not contain any of the files in the package. Does anyone know what the problem …

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## [VS code keybinding conflict on macOS](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vs-code-keybinding-conflict-on-macos/44256)

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**Author:** [@luraess](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/luraess)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 8:05pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vs-code-keybinding-conflict-on-macos/44256 "2020-08-05T20:05:29Z")

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Trying the define the cursorEndSelect and cursorHomeSelect keybindings in VS code under macOS is not working as it conflicts with macOS “mission control’s spaces switching” keyboard shortcuts. The keybindings entries I …

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## [Atom/Juno: path with parenthesis](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/atom-juno-path-with-parenthesis/44341)

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**Author:** [@Seba](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Seba)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 3:09pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/atom-juno-path-with-parenthesis/44341 "2020-08-05T15:09:49Z")

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Hi, I don’t sure if it is a bug, a configuration problem, or another thing. But on the REPL window, the link (crtl+click) to the error line doesn’t work when the path name include a parenthesis. Thanks in advance

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## [VS code extension on macos](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vs-code-extension-on-macos/44244)

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**Author:** [@amrods](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/amrods)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 2:05pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vs-code-extension-on-macos/44244 "2020-08-04T14:05:48Z")

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Now that Juno will not be developed anymore I’m trying to switch to using VS Code (the extension) on VS Code (the editor) (this is why I support renaming the extension :slight\_smile: ). I’m trying to follow the tutorial …

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## [Tabular data visualisation in VS Code](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/tabular-data-visualisation-in-vs-code/44193)

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**Author:** [@sylvaticus](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sylvaticus)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 11:02am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/tabular-data-visualisation-in-vs-code/44193 "2020-08-04T11:02:27Z")

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Hello, which are the options to work/visualise tabular data in VS Code ? In Atom I was using TableView.jl, but it doesn’t seem to work in VS Code. I saw that VS Code has a “native” way to display tabular data (vscodedi…

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## [Atom - setting julia path](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/atom-setting-julia-path/40513)

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**Author:** [@rami](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/rami)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2020, 7:45am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/atom-setting-julia-path/40513 "2020-08-03T07:45:57Z")

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Hello, I am trying to set julia path on Atom IDE on Mac. Here is the setting of julia on my machine: ~ ❯ which julia /usr/local/bin/julia ~ ❯ ls -l /usr/local/bin/julia lrwxr-xr-x 1 ramikrispin admin 62 Dec 13 00:39…

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## [How to set up a remote connexion using codespace](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-set-up-a-remote-connexion-using-codespace/44138)

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**Author:** [@luraess](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/luraess)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2020, 6:59pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-set-up-a-remote-connexion-using-codespace/44138 "2020-08-02T18:59:30Z")

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Kudos for the latest VS Code features presented by David Anthoff at JuliaCon 2020 \[https://live.juliacon.org/talk/HBTFT7\] ! All seems to run smooth, out of the box. By the end of your presentation (@ 23:52), you speak a…

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## [Use julia-vscode with upcoming release of Julia](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/use-julia-vscode-with-upcoming-release-of-julia/43961)

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**Author:** [@DOT](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/DOT)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2020, 9:33am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/use-julia-vscode-with-upcoming-release-of-julia/43961 "2020-08-01T09:33:46Z")

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Hi I would like to switch to the upcoming release of Julia (1.15-rc-2) and use, e.g., @NamedTuple. Currently, the linter will complain about @NamedTuple{a:Int, b:Int} saying that a,b are missing references. (1) I’m su…

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## [Kudos to the VS Code development team](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/kudos-to-the-vs-code-development-team/44049)

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**Author:** [@PetrKryslUCSD](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/PetrKryslUCSD)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 31, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/kudos-to-the-vs-code-development-team/44049 "2020-07-31T16:32:30Z")

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Just watched David’s presentation. Incredible work, guys!

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