Julia Versions

Which version of Julia should you install?

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>=1.0.0

Julia jumped from v0.6 to v0.7/v1.0.0 on 8 August 2018, which created breaking changes. On the upside, there are significant mathematical optimizations.

<1.0.0

There are many libraries that depend on older Julia versions. Attempting to install one that hasn’t been updated past v0.6 results in an “unsatisfiable requirements” error:

If you are using an affected library:

1. Try to migrate to different >=v0.7 libraries with the same functionality
2. Create or add to existing issue on the repo regarding >=0.7 plans
3. Install a Julia Venv for v0.6 for this project

Further Reading

• Julia roadmap
• Project history