# "Time the First Call: Julia 1.13 and the Compiler’s Oldest Debt"

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/time-the-first-call-julia-1-13-and-the-compiler-s-oldest-debt/139844>\
**Category:** Performance\
**Created:** [October 5, 2026, 8:24pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/time-the-first-call-julia-1-13-and-the-compiler-s-oldest-debt/139844 "2026-10-05T20:24:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![LeePhillips](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/leephillips/32/205514_2.png) [@LeePhillips](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/LeePhillips)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 8:24pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/time-the-first-call-julia-1-13-and-the-compiler-s-oldest-debt/139844/1 "2026-10-05T20:24:15Z")

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At [Time the First Call: Julia 1.13 and the Compiler’s Oldest Debt](https://universitasscholarium.substack.com/p/time-the-first-call-julia-113-and)

I thought it was a clear and informative article about the tradeoffs in Julia runtime, precompilation, and TTFx, and their histories.

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**Author:** ![Benny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/49beb7/32.png) [@Benny](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Benny)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 8:52pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/time-the-first-call-julia-1-13-and-the-compiler-s-oldest-debt/139844/2 "2026-10-05T20:52:50Z")

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“_by Bezansonian Julia Speed, Simulacrum_” what a name lol

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**Author:** ![LeePhillips](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/leephillips/32/205514_2.png) [@LeePhillips](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/LeePhillips)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 8:56pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/time-the-first-call-julia-1-13-and-the-compiler-s-oldest-debt/139844/3 "2026-10-05T20:56:27Z")

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Yeah, I don’t know what’s going on there. It was almost enough to keep me from reading the article, but I’m glad I forged ahead.

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**Author:** ![Benny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/49beb7/32.png) [@Benny](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Benny)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 9:08pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/time-the-first-call-julia-1-13-and-the-compiler-s-oldest-debt/139844/4 "2026-10-05T21:08:25Z")

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I’m guessing the AI “author’s” name is deliberately strange to curb accidental identity theft.