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Behind the Code: Abel's Contributions to Julia Smooth Optimizers and Research Software Engineering

June 06, 2024 Gareth Thomas Season 1 Episode 14
Behind the Code: Abel's Contributions to Julia Smooth Optimizers and Research Software Engineering
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Behind the Code: Abel's Contributions to Julia Smooth Optimizers and Research Software Engineering
Jun 06, 2024 Season 1 Episode 14
Gareth Thomas

In this podcast, Abel  discusses his transition from academia and Brazil to becoming a research software engineer in the Netherlands. He emphasizes his reasons for choosing Julia such as its package ecosystem and speed.  Abel  details, his involvement with the Netherlands eScience Center, where he collaborates with researchers to develop software solutions.  He also covers his background in applied mathematics and his early adoption and advocacy of Julia. The conversation touches on Julia Smooth Optimizers its utility and optimizing non-linear problems. And the importance of benchmarking for development. Abel shares insights into maintaining multiple interdependent packages in the Julia. And underscores the role of automation in testing and documentation. You also mentioned his contributions to the Juliet community through YouTube. And expresses openness to collaborating and supporting both academic and industrial projects involving Julia.

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In this podcast, Abel  discusses his transition from academia and Brazil to becoming a research software engineer in the Netherlands. He emphasizes his reasons for choosing Julia such as its package ecosystem and speed.  Abel  details, his involvement with the Netherlands eScience Center, where he collaborates with researchers to develop software solutions.  He also covers his background in applied mathematics and his early adoption and advocacy of Julia. The conversation touches on Julia Smooth Optimizers its utility and optimizing non-linear problems. And the importance of benchmarking for development. Abel shares insights into maintaining multiple interdependent packages in the Julia. And underscores the role of automation in testing and documentation. You also mentioned his contributions to the Juliet community through YouTube. And expresses openness to collaborating and supporting both academic and industrial projects involving Julia.

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