.juliarc.jl in Julia1.0

[boolewinkle]

Does this startup file or an equivalent exist for Julia1.0?

I created the file and added a line
println(“hello”)
but did not see the print when julia started. (Maybe it’s a problem with showing prints before julia is fully started?)

[Sukera]

Equivalent of .juliarc.jl in v0.7

I noticed that Julia does not execute .juliarc.jl on startup (I am using Windows10). Has this functionality been replaced, or do I need to enable it somewhere?

@StefanKarpinski

The new location is ~/.julia/config/startup.jl .

It’s a good idea to skim the docs or the release news after a major version, to see what has changed.

Also, use julia 0.7 for upgrading packages, code or just for changing habits.

PSA: use Julia 0.7 if you are upgrading

A lot of people are posting issues where their old code doesn’t work anymore on 1.0 because some function has been renamed or removed. The 0.7 release exists exactly for this reason: your old code will work on 0.7 and give you a specific warning about how to fix your code. If you have any old code, you should use 0.7 to get these warnings before switching to 1.0; even if you just have work habits that may need changing, you should probably use 0.7 for a while. If someone posts an issue like thi…