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# [My First Impression of Julia](https://blog.nawaz.info/my-first-impression-of-julia?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Some days ago I came across a programming language that I had no idea about before. It was announced in 2012 and since the community has grown, with over 13,000,000 downloads as of March 2020 (and is used at more than 1,500 universities)\[1\]. The lang...

Aug 19, 2020 · 7 min read · blog.nawaz.info  
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## Written by

[Shah Nawaz](https://hashnode.com/@shuv1824)

@shuv1824 · Dhaka, Bangladesh

  
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Senior Software Engineer | Polyglot Developer

A life long learner and tech tinkerer. Making and breaking systems. Learning from mistakes.

## Responses 4

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[Mayanna Oliveira](https://hashnode.com/@mayannaoliveira)

[Sep 4, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/my-first-impression-of-julia/5f3cdb902324e0296c44f884/comment/6133c77492d0321a99992e29)

Very good

[Shah Nawaz](https://hashnode.com/@shuv1824)

[Oct 3, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/my-first-impression-of-julia/5f3cdb902324e0296c44f884/comment/6133c77492d0321a99992e29#reply-6159d543ad6beb6f6506d65c)

Thanks

[Sébastien Portebois](https://hashnode.com/@sportebois)

[Aug 20, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/my-first-impression-of-julia/5f3cdb902324e0296c44f884/comment/5f3eca2bf15f914451ce5989)

If you like to learn more about it, Jean Yang hosted a live chat with Jeff Bezanson (co creator of Julia) a few days ago: [twitch.tv/videos/710412046](https://www.twitch.tv/videos/710412046)

[Shah Nawaz](https://hashnode.com/@shuv1824)

[Aug 22, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/my-first-impression-of-julia/5f3cdb902324e0296c44f884/comment/5f3eca2bf15f914451ce5989#reply-5f416d9f1b16b970904c1588)

Thank you very much for the info.

[Bolaji Ayodeji](https://hashnode.com/@bolajiayodeji)

[Aug 19, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/my-first-impression-of-julia/5f3cdb902324e0296c44f884/comment/5f3d4f57456c173201126208)

This is a great read, thanks for sharing!

[Shah Nawaz](https://hashnode.com/@shuv1824)

[Aug 20, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/my-first-impression-of-julia/5f3cdb902324e0296c44f884/comment/5f3d4f57456c173201126208#reply-5f3e1ecd4ef4e73944d5209f)

You are most welcome.

[Simeon Ajayi](https://hashnode.com/@FormularJr)

[Aug 19, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/my-first-impression-of-julia/5f3cdb902324e0296c44f884/comment/5f3ce3ae2324e0296c44f8f5)

Good

[Shah Nawaz](https://hashnode.com/@shuv1824)

[Aug 19, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/my-first-impression-of-julia/5f3cdb902324e0296c44f884/comment/5f3ce3ae2324e0296c44f8f5#reply-5f3d0073456c173201125e48)

Thank you