# Personal Statement

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/personal-statement/65818>\
**Category:** Teaching & Outreach\
**Tags:** announcement\
**Created:** [August 4, 2021, 2:44pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/personal-statement/65818 "2021-08-04T14:44:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 12\
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**Author:** ![klacru](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/klacru/32/27890_2.png) [@klacru](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/klacru)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2021, 2:44pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/personal-statement/65818/1 "2021-08-04T14:44:44Z")

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Dear Julia community,

most of you have a scientific background, I guess, and many of you keep or shall keep their promotional certificates in their hands. The mine is now close to forty years old. I can’t say, I made much of it, neither scientifically nor monetary.

After retirement from work – back to the roots – I wanted to do some Linear Algebra, MATLAB sucked, Scala was too restricted for me. So I joined your sparkling community some years ago. I had a delightful experience!

This is _not_ my R.I.P. (yet), but, after an urgent spinal operation I feel a swinging in my life’s orbit that could decline me. So, if my engagement here seems to shrink, it is because of the movement of focus, maybe  
heading charity, climate, world peace, humanitarian… (should set up one of Chris’s wonderful solvers for that!).

The nurse who had cared for me, a nice going-to-be medical student who guided my wife and me to the exit gate of the hospital was named - believe it or not -

```
            Julia

```

What a marvellous coincidence.

Dr. Klaus Crusius / KlausC / krc  
Wiesbaden  
Germany

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**Author:** ![ChrisRackauckas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/chrisrackauckas/32/77_2.png) [@ChrisRackauckas](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ChrisRackauckas)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2021, 2:53pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/personal-statement/65818/2 "2021-08-04T14:53:34Z")

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You will always be welcome in the community. Take care.

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**Author:** ![johnh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/johnh/32/3615_2.png) [@johnh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/johnh)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2021, 3:31pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/personal-statement/65818/3 "2021-08-04T15:31:55Z")

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@klacru That is a marvellous post. Remember you can help by answering newbie questions on here and being friendly!

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**Author:** ![StefanKarpinski](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/stefankarpinski/32/24_2.png) [@StefanKarpinski](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/StefanKarpinski)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2021, 3:42pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/personal-statement/65818/4 "2021-08-04T15:42:55Z")

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What a beautiful coincidence on the name. Get well soon—we’re all rooting for you!

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**Author:** ![klacru](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/klacru/32/27890_2.png) [@klacru](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/klacru)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2021, 7:56pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/personal-statement/65818/5 "2021-08-04T19:56:48Z")

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No brain OP, I am suffering from my legs (joke)…I will Just spend less time!

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**Author:** ![klacru](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/klacru/32/27890_2.png) [@klacru](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/klacru)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2021, 2:36pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/personal-statement/65818/6 "2021-08-07T14:36:47Z")

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Enough now with this sentimental but true story, that happened to me!  
For my family’s latent question

```
         "Wtf is Julia?"

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it might be an answer, partially explaining my love for Julia, the language.

Thank you for your heartful support and the cheering words. I feel rooted by that, really!

Klaus

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**Author:** ![orco](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/orco/32/7392_2.png) [@orco](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/orco)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 2:08pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/personal-statement/65818/7 "2021-08-11T14:08:48Z")

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Best wishes and a speedy recovery, @klacru . I somehow resonate with the time elapsed since I’ve got my promo certificate and what I’ve done so far.  
Long live Julia 🙂

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**Author:** ![bobcassels](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/bobcassels/32/14586_2.png) [@bobcassels](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/bobcassels)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 2:11pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/personal-statement/65818/8 "2021-08-11T14:11:20Z")

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**Author:** ![klacru](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/klacru/32/27890_2.png) [@klacru](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/klacru)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 2:19pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/personal-statement/65818/9 "2021-08-11T14:19:56Z")

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Did you start with punched cards aus Well?

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**Author:** ![klacru](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/klacru/32/27890_2.png) [@klacru](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/klacru)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 2:28pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/personal-statement/65818/10 "2021-08-11T14:28:13Z")

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Haha! How jealous those loved ones may be!

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**Author:** ![orco](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/orco/32/7392_2.png) [@orco](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/orco)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 2:29pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/personal-statement/65818/11 "2021-08-11T14:29:42Z")

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Certainly not… but did start with 5" floppy disks and C coding 25+ years ago…  
_Time flies when you’re having fun_, they say 😇

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**Author:** ![KajWiik](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/kajwiik/32/199_2.png) [@KajWiik](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/KajWiik)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 6:11pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/personal-statement/65818/12 "2021-08-11T18:11:06Z")

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Heh, I have uploaded Solar observation program from a punch tape to a HP2100 system at Metsähovi Radio Observatory in the early 80’s. You could edit the program by replacing a sequence with a hand punched piece of tape. Yes, been there, done that :-D. In fact I still have a 16 kW core memory board of that thing.

Speedy recovery and all the best from Finland!