Julia is friendlier than its reputation.
It is fast and has plenty of advanced features, and it is also pleasant to work in. Our short guides show the pleasant part first, for capable people in any field who are new to programming.
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Julia Mapping: A Practical Guide
Maps from the geographic data you already have, with a minimum of heartache and confusion.
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Julia for Excel Users
For people whose real work lives in spreadsheets, and who have started to notice the cost.
- In preparation
Julia Statistics Guide to Linear Regression
The workhorse of applied statistics, explained plainly and run in Julia.
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More short guides
Same approach: a common problem, an ergonomic way to solve it.
About
Wm Playfair Press is named for William Playfair, who introduced the line, bar and pie charts. We share the view that a good picture can say what a table of numbers cannot.
Videos on mapping and other everyday data problems are on the JuliaMapping and Diary of a Mad Data Scientist channels.