- Published on February 16, 2022
- In AI Features
Ten years of Julia: A timeline
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York leverages Julia to model the US economy, citing the language’s ten times faster computing speed.
- By Avi Gopani
2012: “In short, because we are greedy.”
2022: “Julia is now used by hundreds of thousands of people.”
Recapping an awesome decade of Julia.
When Julia was launched in 2012, computer engineers were already leveraging great languages like Matlab, Python, Perl, Mathematica and Ruby. But Jeff Bezanson, Stefan Karpinski, Viral B. Shah and Alan Edelman aimed to fill a market gap, an all-rounder open source programming language. The motivation for developing Julia was to have an open-source language on a liberal licence. Julia marries the most desirable characters of popular languages like python (general programming), R (statistical analysis), C (speed), Ruby (dynamism), Perl (string processing), Matlab (linear algebra), and Shell (glueing programs together).
In a 2014
📣 Want to advertise in AIM? Book here
Avi Gopani
Avi Gopani is a technology journalist that seeks to analyse industry trends and developments from an interdisciplinary perspective at Analytics India Magazine. Her articles chronicle cultural, political and social stories that are curated with a focus on the evolving technologies of artificial intelligence and data analytics.
Related Posts
Building an AI Economy That Includes Everyone
“What we’re seeing is that accessibility-driven design often solves a broader problem. It’s not charity. It’s engineering.”
Top 10 Companies That Crowned Hyderabad as India’s Greenfield GCC Leader in 2025
Telangana has attracted over 75 greenfield GCCs in 2025, compared with 40-plus in Karnataka.
The AI Coding Gold Rush Ends Where Harness Begins
“Only 30% of software engineering happens on the laptop. The real 70% starts after you commit the code,” says Jyoti
How Gradient-Boosting is Quietly Powering India’s Research Push
From groundwater and slopes to carbon sinks, tools like CatBoost are enabling Indian scientists to extract insights and drive sustainability.
India’s Data Centre Boom Is Running Into a Talent Wall
With capacity expected to more than double this decade, the industry is investing in training as graduates struggle to meet
This Firm Wants to be the ‘Next Big Disruptor’ in Networking
Arrcus positions itself as a horizontal software layer that can run across different types of networking hardware.
Will 2026 be the year of AI IPOs?
With CoreWeave’s listing and Fractal Analytics going for an IPO, an array of AI companies are now looking to raise
Fighting Deepfakes May Not Be a Technology Problem
Defenders must be active at all times, while attackers need only one opportunity.
Download the easiest way to
stay informed
stay informed
