# \#industry

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## [Julia used to prototype Whatsapp audio](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-used-to-prototype-whatsapp-audio/115626)

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**Author:** [@Dan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Dan)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2024, 12:36pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-used-to-prototype-whatsapp-audio/115626 "2024-06-19T12:36:30Z")

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This isn’t a big thing, Julia is just powering EVERY SINGLE VOICE CALL in WHATSAPP across the world (maybe this is a slight exaggeration) but check it out: (relevant bit starts at 8min 12s)

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## [What is it like being a (Julia) research software engineer?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-is-it-like-being-a-julia-research-software-engineer/98922)

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**Author:** [@gdalle](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/gdalle)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2023, 10:55pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-is-it-like-being-a-julia-research-software-engineer/98922 "2023-05-17T22:55:25Z")

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Context After defending my PhD in machine learning & optimization last December, I started a rather theoretical postdoc on similar topics. Now I’m wondering what to do next, whether inside or outside of the academic wor…