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An Overview of the Julia Programming Language

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The paper reviews what the Julia programming language is and its staying power relative to other popular programming languages. The following focuses on two popular programming languages (C programming and Python programming) to obtain a deeper understanding of what Julia derives from them, how Julia deviates from them, and what Julia leverages to be a more reasonable choice for performance.

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    ICCBD '18: Proceedings of the 2018 International Conference on Computing and Big Data
    September 2018
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    1. C Programming Language
    2. FORTRAN
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