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title: "How an MIT research project became a global programming language"
date: 2026-08-31
source: https://news.mit.edu/2026/how-mit-research-project-became-global-programming-language-0831
description: "With millions of users across the world, Julia has been used to conduct cutting-edge research and to design new drugs, jet engines, heat pumps, and more."
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# How an MIT research project became a global programming language

With millions of users across the world, Julia has been used to conduct cutting-edge research and to design new drugs, jet engines, heat pumps, and more.

*Published: 2026-08-31*