# Tooling

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## [How do I get Test Coverage not to mess up @allocated calculations](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-do-i-get-test-coverage-not-to-mess-up-allocated-calculations/128418)

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**Author:** [@Allan\_Baker](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Allan_Baker)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2025, 8:29pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-do-i-get-test-coverage-not-to-mess-up-allocated-calculations/128418 "2025-04-27T20:29:23Z")

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I have a runtests.jl which does something like this. ff()=@allocated myfun(vara,varb, varc) @test ff()=0 This returns true if not running with code coverage and then it fails when testing with code-coverage. But not …

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## [\]test fails in vscode](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/test-fails-in-vscode/128371)

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**Author:** [@freeman](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/freeman)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2025, 3:34pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/test-fails-in-vscode/128371 "2025-04-24T15:34:19Z")

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(MyPkg) pkg\> test Testing MyPkg Status \`/tmp/jl\_SGBb6L/Project.toml\` \[ab5201b8\] MyPkg v1.0.0 \`~/repos/MyPkg.jl\` \[8dfed614\] Test v1.11.0 Status \`/tmp/jl\_SGBb6L/Manifest.toml\` \[ab5201b8\] MyPkg v1.0.0…

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## [Tab-autocompletion in VS Code stopped working after upgrading Julia](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/tab-autocompletion-in-vs-code-stopped-working-after-upgrading-julia/128321)

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**Author:** [@shubh\_b](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/shubh_b)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 3:58pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/tab-autocompletion-in-vs-code-stopped-working-after-upgrading-julia/128321 "2025-04-23T15:58:19Z")

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I was using Julia-1.10.3, it was working smoothly with VS Code. But when I upgraded to Julia-1.11.5, VS Code stopped suggestions and tab-autocompletion of function names from any module, standard library. It is suggestin…

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## [PlotlyJS backend not working in Jupyter Notebook on VS Code](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/plotlyjs-backend-not-working-in-jupyter-notebook-on-vs-code/95827)

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**Author:** [@y0avd](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/y0avd)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 7:46pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/plotlyjs-backend-not-working-in-jupyter-notebook-on-vs-code/95827 "2025-04-22T19:46:40Z")

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The following code: using Plots plotlyjs() plot(rand(10,4),rand(10,4),rand(10,4)) Runs perfectly fine as a .jl in my vscode environment, but the same code just runs forever when inside of a Jupyter notebook in VS Cod…

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## [Distributing Julia Sysimage in Python Package Managers](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/distributing-julia-sysimage-in-python-package-managers/128230)

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**Author:** [@willow](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/willow)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2025, 10:31pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/distributing-julia-sysimage-in-python-package-managers/128230 "2025-04-19T22:31:40Z")

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Does anyone know of any examples of anyone distributing a PackageCompiler.jl image to be used by python projects? I’ve seen quite a lot of discussion across PythonCall.jl and elsewhere, and I’m hoping to figure out if an…

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## [Memory limitation for large notebooks](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/memory-limitation-for-large-notebooks/128078)

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**Author:** [@Kirby\_Zhang](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Kirby_Zhang)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2025, 5:04pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/memory-limitation-for-large-notebooks/128078 "2025-04-17T17:04:46Z")

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I’ve been appreciating Pluto for its reactivity and consistency. But it’s occurring to me now that the reactive model may hit limits for large reports. I’m interested in using Pluto for large reports that may involve rep…

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## [Julia vscode language server startup time](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-vscode-language-server-startup-time/128122)

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**Author:** [@Amnesian](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Amnesian)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 11:57am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-vscode-language-server-startup-time/128122 "2025-04-16T11:57:02Z")

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My Julia language server takes very long to start up after opening vscode - over a minute every time. Is there anything I can do to improve this? I saw after a bit of searching that others do not seem to have this issu…

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## [What to do when packages fail PkgEval because of JET?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-to-do-when-packages-fail-pkgeval-because-of-jet/123525)

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**Author:** [@gdalle](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/gdalle)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 5:23am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-to-do-when-packages-fail-pkgeval-because-of-jet/123525 "2025-04-16T05:23:50Z")

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I love JET.jl. It’s really useful to detect typos, type instabilities and other issues with my code. Unfortunately, it is deeply tied to Julia internals, which means that it often breaks on the nightly version of the lan…

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## [My julia vscode system prompt](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/my-julia-vscode-system-prompt/128074)

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**Author:** [@maxfreu](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/maxfreu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 8:03pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/my-julia-vscode-system-prompt/128074 "2025-04-14T20:03:31Z")

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Hi everybody! I just wanted to share my julia system (or context) prompt, which I store as julia.prompt.md somewhere on disk and use it as so-called prompt file in vscode. The purpose of this is to give the LLM some cont…

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## [Equivalent of Python's Inline script metadata (PEP 723) in Julia](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/equivalent-of-pythons-inline-script-metadata-pep-723-in-julia/127980)

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**Author:** [@j-bowhay](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/j-bowhay)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2025, 3:39pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/equivalent-of-pythons-inline-script-metadata-pep-723-in-julia/127980 "2025-04-13T15:39:49Z")

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Hi all, I am interested to know if there is a Julia equivalent to the following in Python. Imagine you have a collection of scripts each with their own dependencies. In each script it is possible to declare metadata abo…

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## [Local repo and security scanning](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/local-repo-and-security-scanning/128014)

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**Author:** [@amrods](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/amrods)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2025, 9:33am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/local-repo-and-security-scanning/128014 "2025-04-13T09:33:36Z")

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Long story short: I convinced my institution to let my team use Julia for modelling. The catch is that I have to maintain a local repo of packages. How do I get started with that? Is that what LocalRegistry.jl does? I a…

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## [Package registration failure](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/package-registration-failure/127986)

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**Author:** [@Eben60](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Eben60)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2025, 5:37pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/package-registration-failure/127986 "2025-04-11T17:37:56Z")

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I’m trying to register an patch version update, but get an error I was not able to load the package (i.e. import PackageMaker failed). See the AutoMerge logs for details. I’ve no idea where are these AutoMerge logs ,…

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## [How to kill julia test process?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-kill-julia-test-process/127976)

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**Author:** [@floswald](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/floswald)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2025, 2:06pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-kill-julia-test-process/127976 "2025-04-11T14:06:40Z")

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hi there, I’m seeing here Test Item Framework · Julia in VS Code To enable this, all test processes show up in the Julia Workspace, alongside any REPL or Notebook processes that might also be running. And you can term…

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## [A script that makes my pkg development workflow smooth](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/a-script-that-makes-my-pkg-development-workflow-smooth/127938)

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**Author:** [@guimarqu](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/guimarqu)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2025, 10:57am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/a-script-that-makes-my-pkg-development-workflow-smooth/127938 "2025-04-11T10:57:21Z")

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Hey all, No question here, I just want to share the central tool of my development workflow I have used for years now. Three years ago, I was working on an Angular project and I was amazed by the tooling. Especially, t…

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## [When the Julia Language server is running, all my VSCode terminals are 'laggy'](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/when-the-julia-language-server-is-running-all-my-vscode-terminals-are-laggy/127889)

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**Author:** [@Larbino1](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Larbino1)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2025, 7:34am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/when-the-julia-language-server-is-running-all-my-vscode-terminals-are-laggy/127889 "2025-04-11T07:34:14Z")

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Typing in them feels awful. Is this a problem anyone else has experienced? When I run “\> Restart julia language server” from the VSCode menu, everything is snappy and responsive for about 20 seconds, until the language …

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## [Using Debugger.jl with almost all modules in compiled mode](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-debugger-jl-with-almost-all-modules-in-compiled-mode/127942)

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**Author:** [@bernardofpc](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/bernardofpc)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2025, 5:03pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-debugger-jl-with-almost-all-modules-in-compiled-mode/127942 "2025-04-10T17:03:26Z")

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I read Debugging extremely slow - #54 by mariusd and it mentions JuliaInterpreter, which is not listed in the Debugger.jl documentation (I have only found the README.md on github). It would be helpful to have this usage…

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## [PythonCall not working in Jupyter Notebook in VSCode](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pythoncall-not-working-in-jupyter-notebook-in-vscode/127841)

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**Author:** [@JosephPollacco](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/JosephPollacco)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2025, 1:25pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pythoncall-not-working-in-jupyter-notebook-in-vscode/127841 "2025-04-09T13:25:00Z")

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The PythonCall is not working in Jupyter Notebook in VScode. The answer to fib(100) is nothing. Nevertheless the code works beautifully in REPL. Many thanks for any help you may provide. using PythonCall fib(x) = py…

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## [Modelling caffeïne effect on alertness in humans with Catalyst](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/modelling-caffeine-effect-on-alertness-in-humans-with-catalyst/127736)

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**Author:** [@modeler32](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/modeler32)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2025, 5:08pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/modelling-caffeine-effect-on-alertness-in-humans-with-catalyst/127736 "2025-04-07T17:08:03Z")

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Hi everyone, I am trying to make a reaction network object in Pluto notebook, in which I have to model the effect of caffeine intake on alertness in humans. I’m trying to keep it simple, and this is what I have for now: …

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## [Understanding dependancy issues and CompatHelper](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/understanding-dependancy-issues-and-compathelper/127676)

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**Author:** [@franckgaga](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/franckgaga)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2025, 6:10pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/understanding-dependancy-issues-and-compathelper/127676 "2025-04-03T18:10:14Z")

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First congratz on all contributors for the ForwardDiff.jl v1.0 release! I have a package that depends on ForwardDiff, both directly and indirectly. I received the automatic PR of CompatHelper. The tests failed in the PR…

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## [Julia VSCode crashes during debugging](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-vscode-crashes-during-debugging/127381)

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**Author:** [@leonie25](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/leonie25)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2025, 11:50am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-vscode-crashes-during-debugging/127381 "2025-04-03T11:50:27Z")

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The same code runs fine in vs code directly, if debug often gets stuck and prints an error message after aborting: \[39186\] signal 15: Terminated: 15 in expression starting at /Users/xz/.vscode/extensions/julialang.langu…

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## [Relocating a Julia sysimage](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/relocating-a-julia-sysimage/127646)

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**Author:** [@Deduction42](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Deduction42)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2025, 3:18am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/relocating-a-julia-sysimage/127646 "2025-04-03T03:18:10Z")

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I’m trying to build a sysimage and relocate it to another machine (actually another Docker image) without re-installing all the packages I precompiled (the precompiled packages take precidence anyway when using the sysim…

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## [A conformal LSTM classifier to detect anomalies](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/a-conformal-lstm-classifier-to-detect-anomalies/127580)

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**Author:** [@Unnathi\_R\_Shaiva](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Unnathi_R_Shaiva)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2025, 11:45am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/a-conformal-lstm-classifier-to-detect-anomalies/127580 "2025-04-02T11:45:26Z")

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a conformal LSTM classifier to detect anomalies: and here is the code can somebody help me with the code correction I am new to julia: Install required packages using Pkg Pkg.add(\[“Flux”, “ConformalPrediction”, “DataFr…

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## [Pkg dev: change path from C drive to D drive](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-dev-change-path-from-c-drive-to-d-drive/127547)

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**Author:** [@JosephPollacco](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/JosephPollacco)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 2:32pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-dev-change-path-from-c-drive-to-d-drive/127547 "2025-04-01T14:32:49Z")

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Hi, I have a simple question. I would like to change the location of the downloaded package e.g. pkg.dev(Wflow) The sustem automatically puts the package into: C:\\Users\\jpollacco\\.julia\\dev And I simply would like t…

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## [Question about Artifact Storage on the Julia Storage Server](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/question-about-artifact-storage-on-the-julia-storage-server/127536)

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**Author:** [@mkh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mkh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2025, 8:04am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/question-about-artifact-storage-on-the-julia-storage-server/127536 "2025-03-31T08:04:00Z")

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Hi, I’m new to Julia package development. I’m interested in developing a package similar to Bash’s command-not-found, but for Julia. In my initial design, the package would include a platform-independent dataset stored …

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## [Pluto notebook "Malt.TerminatedWorkerException()" error](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pluto-notebook-malt-terminatedworkerexception-error/127006)

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**Author:** [@bpsomu](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/bpsomu)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2025, 10:20am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pluto-notebook-malt-terminatedworkerexception-error/127006 "2025-03-27T10:20:09Z")

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I have installed AMDGPU.jl and have been using it in the Julia REPL. I tried using AMDGPU inside Pluto notebook and I got the error: Error message Malt.TerminatedWorkerException() What’s happening and how do I…

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## [RCall.jl - how to handle R package dependencies?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/rcall-jl-how-to-handle-r-package-dependencies/83172)

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**Author:** [@pat-alt](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/pat-alt)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2025, 9:47am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/rcall-jl-how-to-handle-r-package-dependencies/83172 "2025-03-27T09:47:28Z")

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Hi there, I’m working on an experimental feature for CounterfactualExplanations.jl that adds native support for explaining R torch models. This is made possible by RCall.jl and local tests are passing. But since torch i…

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## [What's your AI programming tool stack?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/whats-your-ai-programming-tool-stack/113455)

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**Author:** [@cpfiffer](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/cpfiffer)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2025, 12:38am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/whats-your-ai-programming-tool-stack/113455 "2025-03-26T00:38:43Z")

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Hey y’all! @tbeason suggested that I put up a little thread asking people about what misc AI tooling they actually use. I mostly just want to understand how people are using these tools in the ecosystem. First – a note …

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## [Cookiecutter template for Julia](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cookiecutter-template-for-julia/18361)

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**Author:** [@epogrebnyak](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/epogrebnyak)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 8:33pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cookiecutter-template-for-julia/18361 "2025-03-25T20:33:24Z")

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I could be misisng something, but there still seems no cookiecutter template for Julia? There must be a reason for this: cookiecutter does not generate Project.toml and uuid for package, so it has to be used with Pkg.…

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## [Pkg: Some registries failed to update: and Operation too slow](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-some-registries-failed-to-update-and-operation-too-slow/127363)

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**Author:** [@devel-chm](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/devel-chm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 5:53pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-some-registries-failed-to-update-and-operation-too-slow/127363 "2025-03-25T17:53:04Z")

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I was trying to update my packages in the REPL and was having the download of the General registry fail with an error that the data rate was too slow (less than 1 byte per 20 seconds). Here is a session in the pkg mod…

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## [Indirect Dependency on non-registered Package](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/indirect-dependency-on-non-registered-package/127304)

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**Author:** [@PatrickHaecker](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/PatrickHaecker)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 3:57pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/indirect-dependency-on-non-registered-package/127304 "2025-03-24T15:57:39Z")

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I want to create unregistered package A. A depends on unregistered package B which is in the same Git repository as A (monorepo), so this should not be a problem using develop in the package manager. B depends on the u…

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