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Re:Julia 0.2 released by idProQuo on Sunday November 17, 2013 @12:30PM (#6749766)
This is a dumb question, but is Julia named after anyone in particular?
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Re:Julia 0.2 released by grimgrin on Sunday November 17, 2013 @12:44PM (#6749842)
From an interview:

InfoWold: Why the name, Julia?

Karpinski: That's everybody's favorite question. There's no good reason, really. It just seemed like a pretty name.

http://www.infoworld.com/d/application-development/new-julia...

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Re:Julia 0.2 released by jnbiche on Sunday November 17, 2013 @01:37PM (#6750136)
Really?? I was sure it was for Gaston Julia.
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Re:Julia 0.2 released by vjoel on Sunday November 17, 2013 @03:14PM (#6750610)
Or Julia Robinson: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Robinson
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Re:Julia 0.2 released by johnmyleswhite on Sunday November 17, 2013 @12:34PM (#6749783)
No, it is not.
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Re:Julia 0.2 released by riffraff on Sunday November 17, 2013 @12:46PM (#6749850)
I always thought it was named for Gaston Julia :O

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaston_Julia

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