A Brief Introduction to Julia

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