Erik gives us through a brief introduction to Julia, solving the Difference of Squares exercise on Exercism, and exploring why it's an interesting language to explore.
Links:
- Learn Julia on Exercism - its 100% free: https://exercism.org/tracks/julia
- Difference of Squares exercise on the Julia track: https://exercism.org/tracks/julia/exercises/difference-of-squares
- Official docs: https://docs.julialang.org/en/v1/
- Official style guide https://docs.julialang.org/en/v1/manual/style-guide/
- Performance tips: https://docs.julialang.org/en/v1/manual/performance-tips/
- Julia bloggers: https://www.juliabloggers.com/
- Julia Discourse (community): https://discourse.julialang.org/
- Why We Created Julia: https://julialang.org/blog/2012/02/why-we-created-julia/
- Why we Use Julia, 10 Years Later: https://julialang.org/blog/2022/02/10years/
- The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Multiple Dispatch (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc9HwsxE1OY&ab_channel=TheJuliaProgrammingLanguage
- Julia's YouTube channel (video): https://www.youtube.com/user/JuliaLanguage
Timestamps:
00:00 Welcome
00:32 Introduction
04:38 What makes Julia great?
07:16 Standout Features
11:05 Solving difference of squares
21:54 Learning Resources
25:55 Closing Remarks