Introduction to Julia - Part 1 | SciPy 2014 | David Sanders
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN commenters point newcomers to it as a solid starting point for getting to know Julia.
What it is
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.
Recommended by 3 HN commenters across 3 different months, 2014 to 2015.
What Hacker News said
Recommends ViralBShah · 2014-07 · on “The Julia Express [pdf]”
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]
Recommends srparish · 2014-11 · on “Julia Package Ecosystem Pulse”
Not a book, but scipy had a two-part introduction to Julia talk that's worth watching: part 1: [this video] part 2: [LINK]
Recommends jarmitage · 2015-11 · on “Julia Computing Granted $600k by Moore Foundation”
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.