Learn the Julia programming language on a Raspberry Pi
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Create GUIs and a web app that connects to sensors.
Julia [1] is a relatively new general-purpose programming language that has an emphasis on data science and artificial intelligence (AI). In the past few years, Julia has been gaining momentum. Like Python and R, Julia can be used in Jupyter notebooks.
A Raspberry Pi is a great platform for an introduction to Julia programming, and Python users will be happy to hear that Python code can be integrated directly into Julia scripts. In this article, I look at creating a Julia graphical user interface (GUI), micro-web server, and charting apps that communicate with Raspberry Pi hardware. I'll also introduce mixing Python code within Julia script to communicate with an LCD display.
Getting Started
Julia is supported on Windows, macOS, and Linux. You can find the download instructions for your specific system online [2]. The latest supported version of Julia can be installed on a Raspberry Pi with the Snap package manager. To install Snap, enter
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