I do not really understand all this emphasis on using juliaup to install Julia. I will give my two cents on this issue, but I should start with a disclaimer: I am a user, not a developer. I have been teaching a course using Julia and Pluto notebooks since early 2021, with more than 400 students eac…

At least if you’re using VS Code then we can automate most of this for you. Put julia +1.10 (or whatever channel you need) into the workspace settings and it should basically be a one-click installation of juliaup and the required channels.

You mean, asking potential app users to also install a fancy IDE + extension?..

Apparently not? “Julia application” can mean whole lot of things, and installing an IDE to run a project in might be appropriate in some of them.

IME, directing users to the “manual installer” page works quite well. The only issue I saw is that sometimes somebody installs a wrong Julia version by accident – and the failure mode is quite bad, the terminal gets overloaded with long scary error messages. But otherwise things have been going smoo…

OK, I’m starting to understand this better now. I was initially rather confused about your user-vs-dev breakdown, but I think I’m now getting it. Rather than thinking about who’s at the keyboard, I think it might be more helpful to think about the use-case — and the places where folks seem to stru…

Yes, sorry for the potential confusion :slight_smile: I really mean this distinction as “someone who writes Julia code” vs “someone who runs Julia code, but doesn’t really write it”. And (arguably?) we want the latter group to grow over time.

Isn’t Juliaup installable through the windows store, Julia - Free download and install on Windows | Microsoft Store (perhaps the install page should make this more obvious?). Is this not the simplest way to install for non technical windows users? Maybe I missed someone discussing it earlier in the …

Lots of companies disable access to the Windows Store on their networks/computers, even if employees have non-admin install permissions. So other easy, reliable options must exist.

Just to remind participants this is not the first hot debate on this topic: [image] A graphical Julia installer for Windows General Usage As Windows user I need a graphical installer where I can select at least: the Julia version I want to install the instal…

[image] mihalybaci: Lots of companies disable access to the Windows Store on their networks/computers, even if employees have non-admin install permissions. So other easy, reliable options must exist. [image] Challenges with installing Julia on Windows General Usage …

Why is juliaup emphasized as the installation mechanism?

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Eben60 January 7, 2026, 4:45pm 51

Just to remind participants this is not the first hot debate on this topic:

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Why is juliaup emphasized as the installation mechanism?

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