# is it possible to learn julia without knowing any other computer language?

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**Created:** [September 2, 2018, 12:54pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-it-possible-to-learn-julia-without-knowing-any-other-computer-language/14430 "2018-09-02T12:54:58Z")
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### Author: ![Tamas\_Papp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/tamas_papp/32/25949_2.png) [@Tamas\_Papp](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Tamas_Papp)
#### Post date: [September 2, 2018, 1:21pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-it-possible-to-learn-julia-without-knowing-any-other-computer-language/14430/3 "2018-09-02T13:21:36Z")

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It should be possible. The [manual](https://docs.julialang.org/en/stable/) is particularly friendly, combining an introduction with a reference.

It is best if you have some goal in mind, eg a project that you want to implement. Since you mention Matlab, I assume that you are trained or learning in a field that uses numerical methods. Then it may be best to learn the language by implementing something simple.

It is very likely that you will get a lot of help from this forum when you are stuck.

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