A Language Named Sue

Details

Written by John Hearns

Published: 08 August 2018

Hits: 298

The Johnny Cash song A Boy Named Sue tells the story of a father who knows he will not be around to bring up his son, so names him Sue to make him tough.

There is no such story regarding the naming of the Julia language. It is not an acronym, neither is it named after a famous scientist or engineer. It is just called Julia because it sounds good. But it is sure able to stand up for itself when sand gets kicked in its face.

This is my first rather short blog from the Julia Conference 2018 at University College, London. You can follow the conference on this live stream.

Sadly the Man in Black is no longer with us to sing about Sue. Or Julia.

HPC on Wall Street - Reboot

Details

Written by Number Six

Published: 27 July 2018

Hits: 359

Cluster Monkey has been attending the HPC on Wall Street meeting and exposition since it began. The event was a great way for those of us on the east coast to meet twice a year and learn the latest news and have great conversations. Lately, attendance seems to have waned a bit, but there was still a robust and active crowd. In days past, it was almost impossible at times to make your way through the exhibition hallway at the Roosevelt Hotel in NYC.

Recently the show was acquired by Tabor Communication (of HPCWire fame). We believe this will breathe new life into the event and hopefully fill the hallways once again. The rebooted show is focusing on the following themes:

• Artificial Intelligence
• Hybrid IT and Cloud Computing
• Big Compute / HPC
• Containerization in HPC
• Cyber Security
• Crypto Currency

For those on the east coast and beyond, the event will take place on Thursday, September 13 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. See you there!

The Forty Dollar Screwdriver

Details

Written by John Hearns

Published: 02 August 2018

Hits: 413

JuliaCon 2018 is due to take place next week at London's University College. I intend to post some blog entries here to give a flavor of the developments with the Julia language. But first – why Julia?

Like many HPC types, I have a fascination with tools. Finding exactly the right tool for the job is a joy, and I simply cannot pass a tool store without at least a cursory look around. I was recently in London's upmarket Marylebone district. Here you can find David Penton and Son a traditional hardware store which has been there for 167 years. The sort of place where a gentleman in a brown shop coat stands behind a counter and has a detailed knowledge of every object in the store. As an aside, those interested in Natural Language Processing should view the Two Ronnies famous sketch. Paxton's is a similar shop, but with much nicer staff!

A Long Overdue Update from the Head Monkey

Details

Written by Douglas Eadline

Published: 20 June 2018

Hits: 475

As one of the last three readers of Cluster Monkey, do not despair. I apologize for the rather low frequency of content over the last ten months. It is entirely my fault. I have been so busy with some other projects, Cluster Monkey got lost. I have not had time to post interesting news or write any articles. This situation is about to change.