Friday 11:30 AM–12:10 PM in Room 2

Julia for Modern Data Analysis

Josh Day

Audience level:
Intermediate

Description

Julia is a dynamic, high-performance language for technical computing. This talk will describe where the newcomer Julia may fit into a data science ecosystem already full of rich libraries in R and Python.

Abstract

Julia is a dynamic, high-performance language for technical computing. The Julia package ecosystem has a growing number of tools for data analysis, graphics, statistics, and machine learning. This talk will cover the areas where Julia excels, where it needs improvement, and how it can be used alongside existing tools in Python and R.