2026 · intermediate
Julia: The Best Programming Language You’ve Never Heard Of
The Julia programming language has been around for over a decade, and yet it’s never quite managed to catch on with the general programming public...which is a shame! Often incorrectly perceived to be a “numeric programming language” like R or “a variation on Python”, Julia is its own, fully general programming language with a number of features and unique perspectives on how to structure programs.
In this talk I will give a general introduction to Julia, its unique type system, its focus on multiple dispatch, its magical REPL, and more. I will also touch on a number of places where Julia has found great success, and why you might want to consider Julia for your next project.