# \[ANN\] A Julia Discourse Site for Non-technical Users

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**Category:** Teaching & Outreach\
**Created:** [February 10, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-a-julia-discourse-site-for-non-technical-users/135560 "2026-02-10T19:37:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![mbauman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mbauman/32/31082_2.png) [@mbauman](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mbauman)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 3:51pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-a-julia-discourse-site-for-non-technical-users/135560/21 "2026-02-12T15:51:23Z")

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Specifically, we’ve taken a number of steps to try to make it less intimidating to post to #New to Julia. The category name itself was actually changed in response to such a suggestion! We’ve also iteratively changed some of the messaging around the site itself with that very goal in mind, and can definitely continue improving. I also often try to calibrate my responses based upon the category — an #Internals & Design topic is very different from a #New to Julia one — and I have sporadically encouraged folks to do similarly (as have [others](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/suggestion-keeping-responses-appropriate-for-the-implicit-category/21345/)).

> [@About the New to Julia category](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/about-the-new-to-julia-category/19):
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> Everybody is new to Julia at some point. Whether you are struggling with the installation or you just can’t figure out why you are not seeing the performance everybody else seems to be talking about, this is the place to start! To make helping you easy, explain what you are planning to do and how you are currently doing. Post some code (a minimal reproducible example). A lot of questions have already been answered so make sure you searched first, read through the [performance-tips](https://docs.julialang.org/en/v1/manual/performance-tips/), the [FAQ](https://docs.julialang.org/en/v1/manual/faq/) and …

Please don’t hesitate to make suggestions over in the #Meta Discussion, and that category description is a wiki so Regulars can even improve it directly!

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