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Pkg en Route - The Logistics Behind the Julia Package Manager

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Overview

Explore the inner workings of Julia's package manager in this 28-minute conference talk by Frederik Ekre. Dive into the resolution process for adding or updating packages, and learn how Pkg ensures the required resources are available on users' machines. Discover the global distribution network of package servers hosted by JuliaLang, spanning multiple continents. Gain insights into the package server protocol, the implementation of PkgServer.jl, and the journey of new package releases from developers to users. Examine the design and configuration of pkg.julialang.org, focusing on minimizing data transmission and latency. Review interesting statistics from the server network and learn how to set up custom package servers for various environments, including companies, compute clusters, or local machines.

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Pkg en route: the logistics behind the package manager | Frederik Ekre

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The Julia Programming Language

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