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Introduction to Julia - Part 1 | SciPy 2014 | David Sanders

Introduction to Julia - Part 1 | SciPy 2014 | David Sanders

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David Sanders gives the first part of a two-part introduction to the Julia programming language at SciPy 2014. It walks through the language's basics and its appeal for scientific computing.

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HN commenters point newcomers to it as a solid starting point for getting to know Julia.

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ViralBShah · 2014-07 · rec

For those looking for a video tutorial, this one by David Sanders at SciPy 2014 [VIDEO] is a great start. More stuff at [LINK]

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srparish · 2014-11 · rec

Not a book, but scipy had a two-part introduction to Julia talk that's worth watching: part 1: [VIDEO] part 2: [LINK]

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jarmitage · 2015-11 · rec

For anyone interested in trying to get to know Julia (like me), I've found these talks useful as a starting point: Introduction to Julia - Part 1 | SciPy 2014 | David Sanders - [VIDEO] Get To Know JuliaLang - Guest Talk by Co-Inventor Viral Shah - [LINK] If anyone can recommend other resources that would be appreciated.

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