I guess I can give some historical motivation here. When we started working on Julia in 2009, the Python ecosystem was nowhere near where it is today: PyPy was pretty new (1.0 release 2007, the first version to be able to run any substantial Python app... (more…)

Enjoying Julia For Data Science?  Please share us with a friend and follow us on Twitter at @JuliaForDataSci.For this article, we're taking a break from the First Steps series.   This is something between a FAQ and lightning-fast introduction to Julia.  T... (more…)

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Even as the climate is warming, there is so little we know about it today. Computational modeling is how climate scientists reconcile our understanding of cl... (more…)

Research in high energy physics (HEP) requires huge amounts of computing and storage, putting strong constraints on the code speed and resource usage. To meet these requirements, a compiled high-performance language is typically used; while for physicists... (more…)