# Tooling

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## [Unicode autocomplete howto](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/unicode-autocomplete-howto/96752)

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**Author:** [@owiecc](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/owiecc)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2024, 3:22am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/unicode-autocomplete-howto/96752 "2024-09-15T03:22:53Z")

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We’d like to implement autocomplete, just like in Julia, of unicode characters in typst VSCode extension. Could you point me to how this implementation is done? Is it in LanguageServer.jl or is it done in Julia itself? P…

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## [How to launch Julia with command-line arguments in VS Code?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-launch-julia-with-command-line-arguments-in-vs-code/93716)

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**Author:** [@nsajko](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/nsajko)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2024, 5:07pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-launch-julia-with-command-line-arguments-in-vs-code/93716 "2024-09-13T17:07:17Z")

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I usually start Julia with some command-line options when starting it from a terminal. How to do this when using the Julia REPL in the Code editor?

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## [Is anyone working on an VSCode extension for Julia that can show the inferred types? Koka has something like this. Would be fun to work on](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-anyone-working-on-an-vscode-extension-for-julia-that-can-show-the-inferred-types-koka-has-something-like-this-would-be-fun-to-work-on/119323)

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**Author:** [@xiaodai](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/xiaodai)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2024, 11:33am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-anyone-working-on-an-vscode-extension-for-julia-that-can-show-the-inferred-types-koka-has-something-like-this-would-be-fun-to-work-on/119323 "2024-09-13T11:33:24Z")

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The above is from Koka’s website and show how the inferred type can be shown to the user. Theoretically, we can do the same in Julia。 Wonder if anyone’s working on this? It would be fun to work on. Eg. one can add a…

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## [Failure to download artifacts: cannot add/update some packages!](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/failure-to-download-artifacts-cannot-add-update-some-packages/119248)

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**Author:** [@Livio](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Livio)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2024, 7:11pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/failure-to-download-artifacts-cannot-add-update-some-packages/119248 "2024-09-12T19:11:29Z")

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The problem: I run ENV\["JULIA\_DEBUG"\] = "all" # detailed debug info import Pkg Pkg.add("HTTP") but fail to install HTTP because I can’t download the artifact OpenSSL (stacktrace below). Additional info: Julia version…

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## [AI (Codeium) is amazing with Julia](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ai-codeium-is-amazing-with-julia/119284)

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**Author:** [@Ronis\_BR](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Ronis_BR)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2024, 10:20pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ai-codeium-is-amazing-with-julia/119284 "2024-09-11T22:20:59Z")

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Hi! As I mentioned before, I am rewriting PrettyTables.jl to make the system cleaner and allow more features. In this endeavor, I decided to install and use Codeium, a LLM that integrates very nice with Neovim. I just …

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## [Plans for Viewing Heap Snapshots?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/plans-for-viewing-heap-snapshots/98696)

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**Author:** [@TI36XPro](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/TI36XPro)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2024, 9:21pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/plans-for-viewing-heap-snapshots/98696 "2024-09-11T21:21:31Z")

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Hello! I know its a bit early, but with 1.9 out and the ability to view heap snapshots with Chromium, I’m wondering if there are any plans to integrate the ability to view the snapshots in VSCode via the Julia extension…

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## [Choosing environments in VSCode](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/choosing-environments-in-vscode/119279)

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**Author:** [@juliohm](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/juliohm)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2024, 1:13pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/choosing-environments-in-vscode/119279 "2024-09-11T13:13:12Z")

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What is the difference between starting a Julia REPL in VSCode and activating the environment of the folder with Pkg versus clicking on the “Julia env” button as described in the docs? The button performs additiona…

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## [Could you know ZED ide](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/could-you-know-zed-ide/119182)

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**Author:** [@liu20001028](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/liu20001028)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2024, 11:40am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/could-you-know-zed-ide/119182 "2024-09-08T11:40:40Z")

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There is a new IDE called ZED which is bulit by Aom l like juno style ,so maybe we cal make it better as a julia special IDE

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## [VSCode terminal gets new features for Julia](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vscode-terminal-gets-new-features-for-julia/118833)

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**Author:** [@xiaoxi](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/xiaoxi)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2024, 4:14pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vscode-terminal-gets-new-features-for-julia/118833 "2024-09-07T16:14:09Z")

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According to its release notes, the next version of VSCode will support command decorations and run recent commands for Julia in the terminal. There’s now support shell integration support for Julia and NuShell. This e…

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## [Documenter.jl pages aren't being updated](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/documenter-jl-pages-arent-being-updated/119108)

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**Author:** [@ilkerarslan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ilkerarslan)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2024, 1:09pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/documenter-jl-pages-arent-being-updated/119108 "2024-09-06T13:09:42Z")

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Hi everyone. I am writing documentation for the package I am developing. After some point the changes I am making aren’t loaded to github pages stable version altough they are reflected in the /dev/ link. I can see the…

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## [A curious bug(?) in VS Code / Symbolic Regression](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/a-curious-bug-in-vs-code-symbolic-regression/119100)

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**Author:** [@braamvandyk](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/braamvandyk)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2024, 6:08am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/a-curious-bug-in-vs-code-symbolic-regression/119100 "2024-09-06T06:08:24Z")

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I have found a curious, but fairly infuriating issue with running SymbolicRegression.jl in VS Code. I’ll log an issue, but would like some wisdom as to where I should log this - with the VS Code add-in, VS Code itself, o…

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## [Backport releases for packages?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/backport-releases-for-packages/119037)

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**Author:** [@j-fu](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/j-fu)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2024, 12:48pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/backport-releases-for-packages/119037 "2024-09-05T12:48:15Z")

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Is it possible to manage backport releases with JuliaRegistrator? Or is there another standard procedure ? The use case: Assume I have version v1.5 of MyPkg.jl and already released v2.0. Some users will need some time …

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## [How to force an update?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-force-an-update/73071)

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**Author:** [@ForceBru](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ForceBru)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2024, 8:27am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-force-an-update/73071 "2024-09-04T08:27:06Z")

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For some reason my environment has StatsFuns v0.9.7, even though StatsFuns v0.9.14 is available, but I cannot update it: (???) pkg\> up StatsFuns Updating registry at \`~/.julia/registries/General.toml\` No Changes t…

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## [Go to definition almost never works](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/go-to-definition-almost-never-works/95363)

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**Author:** [@evan-wehi](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/evan-wehi)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2023, 3:13am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/go-to-definition-almost-never-works/95363 "2023-05-24T03:13:02Z")

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I know there have been several threads on this topic already. Examples include going to definitions in packages or included definitions. Most of these threads just seem to be dangling with no resolution. In my experienc…

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## [PkgEval on 'pre' with notifications?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkgeval-on-pre-with-notifications/118859)

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**Author:** [@lmiq](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/lmiq)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2024, 11:25am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkgeval-on-pre-with-notifications/118859 "2024-09-01T11:25:17Z")

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Wouldn’t it be nice to have PkgEval running on the ‘pre’ releases, and notifying (opt in, of course) authors of failure? (PkgEval on nightly is good for Julia development but not so much for package authors, as it fails…

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## [Tools to improve Julia AI support](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/tools-to-improve-julia-ai-support/118899)

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**Author:** [@ShalokShalom](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ShalokShalom)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2024, 5:39am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/tools-to-improve-julia-ai-support/118899 "2024-09-01T05:39:58Z")

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Kotlin has released this blog post, and I wonder: Are there similar tools imaginable, that serve that purpose for Julia?

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## [Pluto + REPL](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pluto-repl/90277)

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**Author:** [@filchristou](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/filchristou)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 5:44pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pluto-repl/90277 "2024-08-26T17:44:59Z")

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I love Pluto. But I also love REPL and sometimes some things still feels better off to be done there. These mostly include fast evaluations and IO operations. Do you have any setup/ideas how to synchronize a Pluto note…

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## [Proposed Julia Docker workflow to use a "persistent" depot](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/proposed-julia-docker-workflow-to-use-a-persistent-depot/97963)

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**Author:** [@omus](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/omus)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 2:02pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/proposed-julia-docker-workflow-to-use-a-persistent-depot/97963 "2024-08-27T14:02:01Z")

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When developing a Julia library or application I typically find myself incrementally adding or modifying my package dependencies. If the particular Julia application also needs to be included in a Docker image this itera…

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## [New stable features for the test item framework](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/new-stable-features-for-the-test-item-framework/118512)

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**Author:** [@davidanthoff](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/davidanthoff)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2024, 9:36pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/new-stable-features-for-the-test-item-framework/118512 "2024-08-25T21:36:56Z")

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I released a couple of new stable features for the test item framework in the last weeks. This post will describe them. But before I dive into the new features, a quick recap what the test item framework is! The main be…

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## [Compiling CUDA code with BinaryBuilder](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/compiling-cuda-code-with-binarybuilder/109638)

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**Author:** [@PaulVirally](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/PaulVirally)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2024, 3:22am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/compiling-cuda-code-with-binarybuilder/109638 "2024-08-25T03:22:02Z")

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I apologize in advance for my question, because I know it is not very specific, but at this point I do not know where else to go for help. I’ve been trying to compile some CUDA code using BinaryBuilder, but I haven’t be…

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## [Why my VSCode extension is not in the latest version?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-my-vscode-extension-is-not-in-the-latest-version/118564)

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**Author:** [@juliohm](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/juliohm)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2024, 12:11am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-my-vscode-extension-is-not-in-the-latest-version/118564 "2024-08-25T00:11:19Z")

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I am on Julia v1.10.4 but the VSCode extension version is v1.79.2. I know other people already have version \>v1.100, and that is not pre-release. I sync my VSCode across two devices, one with Linux and another with Wind…

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## [Changing font size of code and output in julia jupyter notebook](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/changing-font-size-of-code-and-output-in-julia-jupyter-notebook/60584)

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**Author:** [@Sahil\_Goyal](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Sahil_Goyal)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2024, 12:08am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/changing-font-size-of-code-and-output-in-julia-jupyter-notebook/60584 "2024-08-23T00:08:11Z")

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I find the default the size of julia jupyter notebook to be small. I need to increase the code and output size in the notebook. Please tell how to do that rather than doing Ctrl + ‘+’.

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## [Using environment variables to moderate GC. julia version 1.10.4 with prerelease version](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-environment-variables-to-moderate-gc-julia-version-1-10-4-with-prerelease-version/118483)

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**Author:** [@hapopo](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/hapopo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2024, 4:50pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-environment-variables-to-moderate-gc-julia-version-1-10-4-with-prerelease-version/118483 "2024-08-22T16:50:55Z")

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Hello, i am new to julia and using it for numerical simulations. i use a very RAM heavy code that generates multiple dictionaries with a lot of entries. I use Threads.@threads in this code using 60 workers (i have 64 log…

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## [Jupyter notebook continuous integration with github actions](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/jupyter-notebook-continuous-integration-with-github-actions/118479)

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**Author:** [@loisel](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/loisel)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2024, 1:42pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/jupyter-notebook-continuous-integration-with-github-actions/118479 "2024-08-22T13:42:06Z")

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What’s the current best way of setting up CI with github actions for Jupyter notebooks containing Julia code? I’ve found some blog posts, github actions and similar, proposing some solutions, e.g. (1), (2), (3), (4), (5…

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## [VSCode linter warning "A non-DataType has been used in a type declaration statement."](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vscode-linter-warning-a-non-datatype-has-been-used-in-a-type-declaration-statement/118482)

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**Author:** [@jishnub](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jishnub)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2024, 12:35pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vscode-linter-warning-a-non-datatype-has-been-used-in-a-type-declaration-statement/118482 "2024-08-22T12:35:06Z")

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Why does the VSCode extension highlight such cases as “A non-DataType has been used in a type declaration statement.”, when this is a valid type declaration? I understand that this may be disabled, but what is the purp…

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## [JuliaMono Nerd Font](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliamono-nerd-font/118471)

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**Author:** [@carstenbauer](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/carstenbauer)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2024, 8:42am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliamono-nerd-font/118471 "2024-08-22T08:42:53Z")

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Can we get a JuliaMono Nerd Font? I could use all these icons :slight\_smile: cc @cormullion

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## [Problem running shell commands in Pluto](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/problem-running-shell-commands-in-pluto/66043)

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**Author:** [@kevin.squire](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/kevin.squire)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2024, 7:05pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/problem-running-shell-commands-in-pluto/66043 "2024-08-21T19:05:39Z")

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I’m attempting to capture the output of a shell command in Pluto. In the REPL, the following works: julia\> oc = OutputCollector(\`ls -al\`) OutputCollector(\`ls -al\`, Process(\`ls -al\`, ProcessRunning), OutputCollectors.Li…

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## [Setting environment variable in VS Code debugger](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/setting-environment-variable-in-vs-code-debugger/97864)

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**Author:** [@Yue-Zhengyuan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Yue-Zhengyuan)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2024, 6:14pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/setting-environment-variable-in-vs-code-debugger/97864 "2024-08-21T18:14:01Z")

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How to set environment variables in VS Code debugger in launch.json for Julia? For Python, the env var can be set by the “env” property: { "version": "0.2.0", "configurations": \[ { "name": "P…

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## [Jld2 preview in vscode?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/jld2-preview-in-vscode/80050)

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**Author:** [@LaurentPlagne](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/LaurentPlagne)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2024, 4:43pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/jld2-preview-in-vscode/80050 "2024-08-21T16:43:18Z")

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I use JLD2.jl to store simulation results which I find pretty convenient. I wonder if there is a plan to add a preview/explorer feature for this type of file in vscode. Json files are nicer for a having a quick look on…

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## [\[ANN\] JET/Cthulhu integration](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-jet-cthulhu-integration/118430)

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**Author:** [@tim.holy](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tim.holy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2024, 8:17pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-jet-cthulhu-integration/118430 "2024-08-20T20:17:12Z")

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JET, a package which can systematically analyze your code to detect runtime dispatch, now integrates conveniently with Cthulhu, a package for gaining insights about the source of runtime dispatch and other failures of in…

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