# Did Modular just reinvent Julia?

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**Tags:** mojo
**Created:** [May 2, 2023, 5:22pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/did-modular-just-reinvent-julia/98214 "2023-05-02T17:22:20Z")
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### Author: ![magister-ludi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/magister-ludi/32/4003_2.png) [@magister-ludi](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/magister-ludi)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2023, 8:49am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/did-modular-just-reinvent-julia/98214/182 "2023-06-07T08:49:51Z")

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> [@haydenjones](#):
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> Completely insulating it against being even remotely useful for general-purpose programming with gusto

Strange thing to say. I do it all the time. Julia is excellent for that kind of thing, whether it’s quick data analysis, off the cuff image processing, or general scripting.

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