# What's the difference between Gen and Turing for probabilistic programming?

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/whats-the-difference-between-gen-and-turing-for-probabilistic-programming/36624
**Category:** Probabilistic Programming
**Created:** [March 28, 2020, 3:29am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/whats-the-difference-between-gen-and-turing-for-probabilistic-programming/36624 "2020-03-28T03:29:03Z")
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### Author: ![dilumaluthge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/dilumaluthge/32/29283_2.png) [@dilumaluthge](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/dilumaluthge)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2020, 5:35am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/whats-the-difference-between-gen-and-turing-for-probabilistic-programming/36624/2 "2020-03-28T05:35:44Z")

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See also the archive of the conversation here: [Extended Slack PPL discussion](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/extended-slack-ppl-discussion/36623)

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