Friday 4:15 PM–5:45 PM in Room #1023/1022/1020 (1st Floor)

Julia Tutorial

Chase Coleman

Audience level:
Novice

Description

Julia is a programming language oriented around the just in time (JIT) compiler technology. This tutorial will be an introduction to Julia and the core concepts that make it a good choice for certain types of problems.

Abstract

Julia is a programming language oriented around the just in time (JIT) compiler technology. This tutorial will be an introduction to Julia and the core concepts that make it a good choice for certain types of problems.

We will cover the following topics (and probably more):

  • Basic Julia syntax
  • Types/Multiple Dispatch
  • Packages
  • "Pro tips" for good performance