# Was at the Chicago trading show and tried to raise interest about julia in the general population

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**Created:** [September 29, 2022, 6:28pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/was-at-the-chicago-trading-show-and-tried-to-raise-interest-about-julia-in-the-general-population/88003 "2022-09-29T18:28:53Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 6:28pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/was-at-the-chicago-trading-show-and-tried-to-raise-interest-about-julia-in-the-general-population/88003/1 "2022-09-29T18:28:53Z")

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Hi there  
I was at the [chicago trading show](https://www.terrapinn.com/conference/trading-show-chicago/index.stm) to spread the julia word. It’s used in fintech in Chicago but I’m trying to get the grass roots word going. See if the python devs want to look at a non gil world. I also handed out the local chicago julia evangelist’s email to people I thought would give him the most bang for his time buck.

I’m using youtube videos for geniebuilder, dataframesmeta and plutonote books to start to address the citizen programmer ( no/low code).

My personal goal is to consider IF the Chicago julia dev community can support a fintech I am considering starting OR do we have to look to Dallas/Stanford. I REALLY hope not. If I were to do this in Python/C++ I’d probably have a mvp by now.