Julia is a high-level, high-performance, dynamic programming language for numerical computing. It offers a unique combination of performance and productivity that promises to change scientific computing and programming. Julia was created to solve the dilemma between high-level, slow code and fast but low-level code, and the necessity to use both to achieve high-performance. It also puts performance center stage, achieving C-like execution speed and excellent applications in multicore, GPU, and cloud computing.
This book demonstrates the basics of Julia along with some data structures and testing tools that will give you enough material to get started with the language from an application standpoint. You will learn and take advantage of Julia while building applications with complex numerical and scientific computations. Through the journey of this book, you will explore the technical aspects of Julia and its potential when it comes to speed and data processing. Also, you will learn to write efficient and high quality code in Julia.
