A Tour of Julia - Erik Engheim [ ACCU 2021 ]

#Programming #Cpp #AccuConf Slides: https://accu.org/conf-previous/2021/s... ACCU Website: https://www.accu.org ACCU Conference Website: https://conference.accu.org ACCU Twitter: @ACCUConf Streamed & Edited By Digital Medium Ltd: https://events.digital-medium.co.uk ------ A high performance, just in time compiled dynamic language, which gives python like productivity with C/C++ style performance. We will get into the details of why this seemingly impossible task was made possible through clever language design. Then we will geek out by generating LLVM byte code and x86 assembly code for individual functions interactively at the command line, explore meta programming with Julia's LISP style macros and learn about Julia's powerful multiple dispatch mechanism and how it differs from function overloading. Julia is an upcoming language being embraced by the scientific and high performance computing community, running projects like Celeste on 650 000 cores processing 178 terabytes of astronomical data. ------ Erik Engheim Erik Engheim has been programming for the last two decades in a variety of programming languages primarily C/C++ but also Java, C#, Objective-C and Swift. He is the author of the "Getting Started with Julia" video course on the new programming language Julia used in high performance and scientific computing. He also has a passion for crypto currencies, UX design, space exploration, green technologies, robotics and micro controllers. Erik has worked in a variety of industries: Oil & Gas, Fintech, Video conferencing and IT consulting. ------ Future Conferences: ACCU 2022 Spring Conference, Bristol (UK), Marriott City Centre: 2022-04-05 to 2022-04-09. -------------------------