The Julia programming language is in focus this week in the city, as the largest conference of the year for the technology’s community is being held this week at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.

With events through Friday, July 26, JuliaCon is bringing together about 400 attendees to discuss how they’re solving problems using the programming language. Talks are at SMC Campus Center, with workshops at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy.

First appearing in 2012, Julia is designed to be useful in scientific computing, as well as machine learning. Its community has grown to include developers, academic researchers, scientists and others interested in the language’s benefits.

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