# NetLogo Julia extension

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/netlogo-julia-extension/24023>\
**Category:** Modelling & Simulations\
**Created:** [May 9, 2019, 11:55am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/netlogo-julia-extension/24023 "2019-05-09T11:55:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![sbacelar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/sbacelar/32/4359_2.png) [@sbacelar](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sbacelar)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2019, 11:55am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/netlogo-julia-extension/24023/1 "2019-05-09T11:55:35Z")

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Just a suggestion. `NetLogo` has `R` , `Python` and `Mathematica` extensions. why not create a `Julia` extension?

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**Author:** ![baggepinnen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/baggepinnen/32/693_2.png) [@baggepinnen](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/baggepinnen)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 9:09am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/netlogo-julia-extension/24023/2 "2019-05-10T09:09:05Z")

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Are you saying that you will implement such an extension?

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**Author:** ![sbacelar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/sbacelar/32/4359_2.png) [@sbacelar](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sbacelar)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 10:05am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/netlogo-julia-extension/24023/3 "2019-05-10T10:05:02Z")

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No, it’s beyond my ability. I would be a very interested user and I think it is also a good opportunity for creating bridges between Julia and NetLogo community.

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**Author:** ![baggepinnen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/baggepinnen/32/693_2.png) [@baggepinnen](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/baggepinnen)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 10:19am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/netlogo-julia-extension/24023/4 "2019-05-10T10:19:05Z")

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I guess no one with the ability to create such an extension has found the need for it. Unless you make one yourself or pay someone to make one for you, it’s unlikely anyone would code it up before they need it themselves.

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**Author:** ![sbacelar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/sbacelar/32/4359_2.png) [@sbacelar](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sbacelar)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 10:40am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/netlogo-julia-extension/24023/5 "2019-05-10T10:40:45Z")

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Yes, you may be right. I know that people from NetLogo thought about generalizing the Python extension architecture to ease the interoperability with other languages but this is only a conjecture.
