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A gentle pitch\n\n[![CC BY-SA\n4.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-CC%20BY--SA%204.0-lightgrey.svg)](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)\n\nMy honest opinion on why you want to use Julia.\nYou can access the slides at [storopoli.github.io/Why-Julia](https://storopoli.github.io/Why-Julia).\n\nIt assumes that you are a Python user that does scientific computing.\n\n## Author\n\nJose Storopoli, PhD - [_Lattes_ CV](http://lattes.cnpq.br/2281909649311607) - [ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0559-5176) - \u003chttps://storopoli.io\u003e\n\n## How to use the content?\n\nThe content is licensed under a very permissive Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA).\nYou are mostly welcome to contribute with [issues](https://www.github.com/storopoli/Why-Julia/issues)\nand [pull requests](https://github.com/storopoli/Why-Julia/pulls).\nMy hope is to have **more people into Julia**.\n\nTo configure a local environment:\n\n1. Download and install [Julia](https://www.julialang.org/downloads/)\n2. Clone the repository from GitHub:\n   `git clone https://github.com/storopoli/Why-Julia.git`\n3. Access the directory: `cd Why-Julia`\n4. Activate the environment by typing in the Julia REPL:\n\n   ```julia\n   using Pkg\n   Pkg.activate(\".\")\n   Pkg.instantiate()\n   ```\n\n## How to cite\n\nTo cite these slides, please use:\n\n    Storopoli (2023). Why Julia? A gentle pitch. https://storopoli.github.io/Why-Julia.\n\nOr in BibTeX format (LaTeX):\n\n    @misc{storopoli2023whyjulia,\n      author = {Storopoli, Jose},\n      title = {Why Julia? A gentle pitch},\n      url = {https://storopoli.github.io/Why-Julia},\n      year = {2023}\n    }\n\n## License\n\nThis content is licensed under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).\n\n[![CC BY-SA 4.0](https://licensebuttons.net/l/by-sa/4.0/88x31.png)](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fstoropoli%2Fwhy-julia","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fstoropoli%2Fwhy-julia","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fstoropoli%2Fwhy-julia/lists"}