# What’s your secret in your uncanny ability to optimize code?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-s-your-secret-in-your-uncanny-ability-to-optimize-code/106942>\
**Category:** Performance\
**Created:** [November 30, 2023, 11:00am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-s-your-secret-in-your-uncanny-ability-to-optimize-code/106942 "2023-11-30T11:00:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tarny\_GG\_Channie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@Tarny\_GG\_Channie](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Tarny_GG_Channie)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2023, 11:00am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-s-your-secret-in-your-uncanny-ability-to-optimize-code/106942/1 "2023-11-30T11:00:43Z")

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From a faster differential equation solver to faster sorting algorithm, people working with Julia have uncanny ability to optimize things with deceptively simple optimizations that are, indeed, the work of Julian in bringing them to light. What are your secret and how can I use them myself?

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**Author:** ![baggepinnen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/baggepinnen/32/693_2.png) [@baggepinnen](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/baggepinnen)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2023, 12:31pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-s-your-secret-in-your-uncanny-ability-to-optimize-code/106942/2 "2023-11-30T12:31:18Z")

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Lots of practice on problems that matter to you.

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**Author:** ![Tarny\_GG\_Channie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@Tarny\_GG\_Channie](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Tarny_GG_Channie)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2023, 12:45pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-s-your-secret-in-your-uncanny-ability-to-optimize-code/106942/3 "2023-11-30T12:45:24Z")

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Oops. Okay. I tried not to derail the topic. Now I can’t delete my topic. Oops. Well, whatever.

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**Author:** ![mbauman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mbauman/32/31082_2.png) [@mbauman](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mbauman)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-s-your-secret-in-your-uncanny-ability-to-optimize-code/106942/4 "2023-11-30T14:00:05Z")

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Please do search before starting new topics, we’ve had lots of #Performance discussions over the years. If there is a specific problem you’re facing, you can open a topic in that performance category. Otherwise, the best general advice is collated at

[https://docs.julialang.org/en/v1/manual/performance-tips/](https://docs.julialang.org/en/v1/manual/performance-tips/)

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**Author:** ![mbauman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mbauman/32/31082_2.png) [@mbauman](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mbauman)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-s-your-secret-in-your-uncanny-ability-to-optimize-code/106942/5 "2023-11-30T14:00:13Z")

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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:** [November 30, 2023, 2:10pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-s-your-secret-in-your-uncanny-ability-to-optimize-code/106942/6 "2023-11-30T14:10:09Z")

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