# Things that are easier in Julia than Python/R etc

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> [@ptoche](#):
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> while in Julia if you have written a good manifest file, you can just run the old code and replicate properly

To be clear on this, a manifest file (i.e. `Manifest.toml`) is not something you _write_ but is automatically created by the package manager (whether you want it or not, it’s an integral part of how it works). The usefulness of the manifest depends on how you manage your environment though.

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