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1:01:04 · 80K views · Jul 9, 2014
David Sanders gives the first part of a two-part introduction to the Julia programming language at SciPy 2014. It walks through the language's basics and its appeal for scientific computing.
HN commenters point newcomers to it as a solid starting point for getting to know Julia.
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For anyone interested in trying to get to know Julia (like me), I've found these talks useful as a starting point: Introduction to Julia - Part 1 | SciPy 2014 | David Sanders - this video Get To Know JuliaLang - Guest Talk by Co-Inventor Viral Shah - [LINK] If anyone can recommend other resources that would be appreciated.
For those looking for a video tutorial, this one by David Sanders at SciPy 2014 this video is a great start. More stuff at [LINK]
Not a book, but scipy had a two-part introduction to Julia talk that's worth watching: part 1: this video part 2: [LINK]