In this short guide, you’ll see how to download and install Julia from scratch. You’ll also see how to run a simple code in Julia.
Here are the steps that you may follow.
Steps to Download and Install Julia for Windows
Step 1: Download Julia
To begin, go to julialang.org/downloads and then click on the version of Julia that you’d like to download.
In my case, I downloaded Julia 1.4.1 – 64 bits for Windows:
Step 2: Run the .exe file
Next, run the .exe file that you just downloaded:
Step 3: Install Julia
Proceed with the installation of Julia:
Step 4: Run Julia
Check the box to Run Julia, and then click on Finish:
You’ll now see the Julia command-line, also known as the REPL (read-eval-print-loop):
Step 5: Run a Simple Code
Finally, you can now start typing/running your code. For example, here is a simple code to print “Hello World”:
println("Hello World")
This is how the code would look like in Julia:
Press ENTER, and you’ll get the “Hello World” expression:
Additional Resources
You may want to refer to the guides below for the steps to:
You may also check the following Julia tutorials.