# Switching from 1.1 to 1.2, more startup slowness after loading startup file

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/switching-from-1-1-to-1-2-more-startup-slowness-after-loading-startup-file/30832>\
**Category:** Performance\
**Created:** [November 7, 2019, 3:12pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/switching-from-1-1-to-1-2-more-startup-slowness-after-loading-startup-file/30832 "2019-11-07T15:12:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Usor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/8dc957/32.png) [@Usor](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Usor)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2019, 3:12pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/switching-from-1-1-to-1-2-more-startup-slowness-after-loading-startup-file/30832/1 "2019-11-07T15:12:47Z")

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I understand that there may be some slowness, and I don’t mind it so much, but when I switched from 1.1 to 1.2, Julia became much slower after manually loading a startup file. Though the cursor blinks after loading, pressing anything, even if you press it minutes later, will cause the expected result to come much later (half a minute maybe). This was never so in 1.1.

What can I do about it?

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**Author:** ![kristoffer.carlsson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/kristoffer.carlsson/32/22_2.png) [@kristoffer.carlsson](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/kristoffer.carlsson)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2019, 3:51pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/switching-from-1-1-to-1-2-more-startup-slowness-after-loading-startup-file/30832/2 "2019-11-07T15:51:22Z")

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Please try out the 1.3 RC from [Download Julia](https://julialang.org/downloads/). There is a known startup regression in 1.2.

Also, it would be good to give more information. What OS are you running, are you running with Juno or just a normal REPL etc.

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**Author:** ![Usor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/8dc957/32.png) [@Usor](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Usor)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2019, 4:12pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/switching-from-1-1-to-1-2-more-startup-slowness-after-loading-startup-file/30832/3 "2019-11-07T16:12:37Z")

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That is clear. It was in the normal REPL.

I don’t mind it so much to switch already. At least now I know better about it and that it’s not some strange exception.

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**Author:** ![kristoffer.carlsson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/kristoffer.carlsson/32/22_2.png) [@kristoffer.carlsson](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/kristoffer.carlsson)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2019, 4:14pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/switching-from-1-1-to-1-2-more-startup-slowness-after-loading-startup-file/30832/4 "2019-11-07T16:14:59Z")

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> [@Usor](#):
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> will cause the expected result to come much later (half a minute maybe).

Half a minute sounds very long though…

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**Author:** ![Usor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/8dc957/32.png) [@Usor](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Usor)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2019, 5:24pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/switching-from-1-1-to-1-2-more-startup-slowness-after-loading-startup-file/30832/5 "2019-11-07T17:24:30Z")

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Doesn’t bother me.