# Tooling

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## [VSCode displaying error markers for positional arguments](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vscode-displaying-error-markers-for-positional-arguments/50980)

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**Author:** [@Niclas\_Wiberg](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Niclas_Wiberg)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2020, 2:52pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vscode-displaying-error-markers-for-positional-arguments/50980 "2020-11-30T14:52:36Z")

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I’m using the awesome Julia mode in VSCode, thanks for that! One slight issue however is that vscode seems to display incorrect error markers on some calls to functions with keyword arguments. Is it possible to get rid …

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## [VS Code cursor jumps to the end of file after execution](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vs-code-cursor-jumps-to-the-end-of-file-after-execution/50929)

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**Author:** [@fedoroff](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/fedoroff)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 29, 2020, 11:29am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vs-code-cursor-jumps-to-the-end-of-file-after-execution/50929 "2020-11-29T11:29:04Z")

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When I execute a file in VS Code by pressing “Shift+Enter” the cursor jumps to the end of the file. How can I avoid this behavior?

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## [Function composition and piping,function name color hightlight in IDE's](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/function-composition-and-piping-function-name-color-hightlight-in-ides/50901)

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**Author:** [@rapasite](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/rapasite)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/function-composition-and-piping-function-name-color-hightlight-in-ides/50901 "2020-11-28T16:39:31Z")

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Hi, any reasons the name of functions are only highlight (colored) when putting the parenthesis on vscode or juno? It is not like I can define a variable with the same name as an already define function anyway. I will …

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## [Using multiple modules in a package](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-multiple-modules-in-a-package/50705)

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**Author:** [@GlenHenshaw](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/GlenHenshaw)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-multiple-modules-in-a-package/50705 "2020-11-24T21:14:39Z")

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I’ve been coding in Julia for a while but only recently have I started developing packages. Right now I’ve activated a new environment, called A. Environment A wants to define a package, also called A, and so there is a …

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## [Julia exists immediately](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-exists-immediately/50628)

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**Author:** [@gmouts](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/gmouts)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2020, 1:50pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-exists-immediately/50628 "2020-11-23T13:50:24Z")

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I was using Juno happily, but a month or so ago I couldn’t start a Julia process through Juno. It immediately tells me that Julia has exited and that I can press Enter to start a new session. When I press Enter I get the…

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## [Have a try Julia v1.4.2 for arm32bit](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/have-a-try-julia-v1-4-2-for-arm32bit/40284)

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**Author:** [@terasakisatoshi](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/terasakisatoshi)\
**Replies:** 28\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2020, 8:59am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/have-a-try-julia-v1-4-2-for-arm32bit/40284 "2020-11-23T08:59:26Z")

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Since Julia for arm32bit (e.g. RaspberryPi series) reduced toTier3, Download Julia does not provide, binary Julia 1.4.2. :sob: Good news! I’m happy to announce the release of recipe (technically Dockerfile) that bu…

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## [Plot Issue on Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/plot-issue-on-ubuntu-18-04-4-lts/39186)

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**Author:** [@Halley](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Halley)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2020, 9:21pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/plot-issue-on-ubuntu-18-04-4-lts/39186 "2020-11-20T21:21:10Z")

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I am trying to use plots in Julia (1.04) from the terminal, to graph a time column (I already transformed it to time data). I have not been able to graph any type of matrix, in all cases it throws the following error: /…

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## [Having local packages in a monorepo depend on one another](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/having-local-packages-in-a-monorepo-depend-on-one-another/50454)

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**Author:** [@Tim\_Wheeler](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Tim_Wheeler)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2020, 8:17am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/having-local-packages-in-a-monorepo-depend-on-one-another/50454 "2020-11-20T08:17:05Z")

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We’re using a monorepo to maintain our julia packages, with a directory structure along the lines of: julia PackageOne PackageTwo PackageThree I can add these packages to my top-level Project by running Pk…

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## [\[ANN\] VS Code extension 1.0.10 released](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-vs-code-extension-1-0-10-released/50320)

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**Author:** [@pfitzseb](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/pfitzseb)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2020, 1:20am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-vs-code-extension-1-0-10-released/50320 "2020-11-20T01:20:00Z")

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Hey everyone, we’ve released v1.0.10 of the VSCode extension for Julia! There are a bunch of fixes, improvements and new features – most notably the fact that you can now interrupt your code – (also see our changelog fo…

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## [Debugger stops without hitting a breakpoint](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/debugger-stops-without-hitting-a-breakpoint/50378)

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**Author:** [@acycliq](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/acycliq)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 11:13am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/debugger-stops-without-hitting-a-breakpoint/50378 "2020-11-19T11:13:09Z")

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The debugger in VSCode stops despite the fact that there is no breakpoint to stop at. Any idea how to fix this please? See screenshot below (from logging.jl)

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## [Julia Pkg Update Stalls on Update in Docker - us-east-ci registry](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-pkg-update-stalls-on-update-in-docker-us-east-ci-registry/50313)

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**Author:** [@Tim\_Wheeler](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Tim_Wheeler)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2020, 6:51pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-pkg-update-stalls-on-update-in-docker-us-east-ci-registry/50313 "2020-11-17T18:51:09Z")

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We are using Julia in a CI workflow. For the last 24 hours our CI workflow has been hanging on Pkg.update. After digging in, it looks like the docker can’t wget https://pkg.julialang.org/registries: root@whatever:~# wge…

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## [Using Julia in GitHub Actions](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-julia-in-github-actions/27805)

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**Author:** [@SaschaMann](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/SaschaMann)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2020, 11:04pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-julia-in-github-actions/27805 "2020-11-16T23:04:40Z")

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Hey everyone, I’ve created a GitHub Action that sets up a Julia environment as a base for CI and other automation tasks. The action lets you setup 32- and 64-bit Julia environments on all supported OSes (Windows Server…

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## [Juno debugger processes @info in unexplained way from user point of view](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juno-debugger-processes-info-in-unexplained-way-from-user-point-of-view/50254)

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**Author:** [@xanfus](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/xanfus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juno-debugger-processes-info-in-unexplained-way-from-user-point-of-view/50254 "2020-11-16T22:19:57Z")

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@info is a task, i suppose. Because of this, execution doesn’t proceed beyond the macro. function info\_here() @info "done" end Juno.@enter info\_here() debug\> ERROR: UndefVarError: debug not defined Stacktrace: \[1\]…

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## [Neovim and Julia - setup advice?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/neovim-and-julia-setup-advice/17393)

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**Author:** [@opera\_malenky](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/opera_malenky)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2020, 1:44am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/neovim-and-julia-setup-advice/17393 "2020-11-14T01:44:18Z")

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Anyone here use neovim? I used to have a working setup, but I switched to VS Code for a long time (I needed to use Windows, and it was just easier). When I tried to go back to neovim (still on Windows), I find that neote…

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## [Multiple open PR's for same repo](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/multiple-open-prs-for-same-repo/50085)

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**Author:** [@TheLateKronos](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/TheLateKronos)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 10:10am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/multiple-open-prs-for-same-repo/50085 "2020-11-13T10:10:03Z")

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I have forked a repository, made changed, and put them into a PR. It is currently awaiting approval. I now want to make a PR to the same package for something unrelated to the first PR. Is it possible to have to separa…

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## [How do you debug in Intellj?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-do-you-debug-in-intellj/49998)

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**Author:** [@acycliq](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/acycliq)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2020, 8:58pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-do-you-debug-in-intellj/49998 "2020-11-11T20:58:37Z")

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I am using the Intellij Idea IDE with the Julia plugin. I am putting a breakpoint but it is getting ignored. I am pressing the bug-like icon, but flow does not stop at the breakpoint. What am I missing please? Is it r…

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## [Redefining modules in VS Code](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/redefining-modules-in-vs-code/49978)

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**Author:** [@evanfields](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/evanfields)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2020, 3:08pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/redefining-modules-in-vs-code/49978 "2020-11-11T15:08:25Z")

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I have a tiny file defining a module: module A using Dates: now println("Module $(@\_\_MODULE\_\_) defined at $(now())") end If I do Julia: Execute File three times, the REPL output is like so: Module Main.A defined at 20…

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## [Shortcuts for editor/repl switching](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/shortcuts-for-editor-repl-switching/49955)

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**Author:** [@mkarikom](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mkarikom)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2020, 9:14am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/shortcuts-for-editor-repl-switching/49955 "2020-11-11T09:14:59Z")

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I’m used to being able to quickly go to the last editor (ctrl-j, ctrl-e) or to the repl (ctrl-j, ctrl-o) in juno. Is anyone willing to throw some hand-holding in the docs for how to do this in vs code? I looked at the d…

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## [SciTE + ConEmu + Julia with AutoHotkey](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/scite-conemu-julia-with-autohotkey/16710)

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**Author:** [@oif2003](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/oif2003)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 11:30am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/scite-conemu-julia-with-autohotkey/16710 "2020-11-10T11:30:42Z")

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Hello, I made an AutoHotkey (v2 64-bit) script that connects SciTE and Julia because none of the IDE’s out there worked for me (probably my fault). All outputs in Julia REPL console are read from conhost.exe’s output bu…

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## [Navigating code VS Code](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/navigating-code-vs-code/49606)

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**Author:** [@acycliq](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/acycliq)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2020, 8:49am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/navigating-code-vs-code/49606 "2020-11-05T08:49:09Z")

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I think in VSCode Ctrl+Click should open the function definition. That doesnt work in my case. It doesnt do anything, no blue underline, no nothing… Do you guys have any idea how to fix that please?

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## [Git config pull](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/git-config-pull/49521)

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**Author:** [@Tamas\_Papp](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Tamas_Papp)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2020, 3:04pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/git-config-pull/49521 "2020-11-03T15:04:11Z")

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After a recent update, git pull started printing $ git pull …

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## [How can switch between two Julia versions using VS Code?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-can-switch-between-two-julia-versions-using-vs-code/49472)

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**Author:** [@Juan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Juan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-can-switch-between-two-julia-versions-using-vs-code/49472 "2020-11-02T19:33:22Z")

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I have versions v1.5 and v1.6 installed and VS Code. I would like to benchmark both versions. How can I quickly switch between them without needing to reconfigure the path every time? Ideally I would like to be able t…

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## [Can't start Julia through Juno](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cant-start-julia-through-juno/47808)

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**Author:** [@econphd](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/econphd)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2020, 11:55am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cant-start-julia-through-juno/47808 "2020-11-02T11:55:52Z")

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I can’t start Julia through Juno. I uninstalled, reinstalled, tried out different version of Julia, changed the path and nothing worked so far. Could please anyone give me an advice? Thank you!

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## [Development Workflow for Persistent Julia Sessions](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/development-workflow-for-persistent-julia-sessions/49081)

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**Author:** [@TheCedarPrince](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/TheCedarPrince)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2020, 12:59am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/development-workflow-for-persistent-julia-sessions/49081 "2020-11-02T00:59:54Z")

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UPDATE: NEW BLOG POST AND VIDEO! By popular demand, I have written up a more formal blog post on this workflow which you can visit here. Furthermore, I also created a companion video which you can see in the blog post or…

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## [Error with multiprocessing in VSCode Julia](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/error-with-multiprocessing-in-vscode-julia/46450)

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**Author:** [@bender9000](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/bender9000)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2020, 2:14pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/error-with-multiprocessing-in-vscode-julia/46450 "2020-10-30T14:14:45Z")

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I am trying to start Julia interpreter in VSCode with additional arguments -p 4 and getting this error. ERROR: LoadError: On worker 2: ArgumentError: Package VSCodeServer \[9f5989ce-84fe-42d4-91ec-6a7a8d53ed0f\] is requir…

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## [JunoLab: Cannot Interrupt/Kill Julia Process Midway](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/junolab-cannot-interrupt-kill-julia-process-midway/19336)

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**Author:** [@Piper](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Piper)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 2:04pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/junolab-cannot-interrupt-kill-julia-process-midway/19336 "2020-10-26T14:04:03Z")

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Hello! I posted about this on the Atom discussion page, but I was recommended to post it here as well. I am currently using Atom version 1.33.1 on Windows 10 to execute Julia code through the JunoLab package, and I’m u…

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## [ANN: Automatic test-case reduction](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-automatic-test-case-reduction/17700)

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**Author:** [@maleadt](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/maleadt)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2020, 9:20pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-automatic-test-case-reduction/17700 "2020-10-24T21:20:54Z")

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Hi all, C-Reduce is a tool that takes a large C, C++, or OpenCL file that has a property of interest (such as triggering a compiler bug) and automatically produces a much smaller C/C++ file that has the same property. …

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## [Display of =\> using JuliaMono](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/display-of-using-juliamono/48619)

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**Author:** [@jishnub](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jishnub)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2020, 7:53pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/display-of-using-juliamono/48619 "2020-10-22T19:53:17Z")

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I’ve been facing a somewhat strange issue using the JuliaMono font, where the Dict map character =\> displays differently depending on the type of the key. I am using Sublime text as my editor, wondering if anyone else…

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## [Pkg Ecosystem Statistics](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-ecosystem-statistics/48673)

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**Author:** [@staticfloat](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/staticfloat)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-ecosystem-statistics/48673 "2020-10-20T16:02:08Z")

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We are pleased to announce that the Pkg Server ecosystem has matured to the point that we’re ready to start analyzing the Pkg Server logs and providing processed log output to the community. The Pkg Server community mai…

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## [Interactive slider in VSCode](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/interactive-slider-in-vscode/45246)

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**Author:** [@TheLateKronos](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/TheLateKronos)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 2:45pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/interactive-slider-in-vscode/45246 "2020-10-20T14:45:14Z")

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Hey! So I know that one can make interactive sliders bound to for example a variable in the two notebooks Jupyter and Pluto. It is also possible in Juno according to the Interact.jl docs. But as VSCode is my favorite ID…

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