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What is juliamap?

carstenbauer/juliamap — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-18 · repo last pushed 2018-03-20

HTMLAudience · generalComplexity · 1/5DormantSetup · easy

In one sentence

An interactive world map showing where the Julia programming language is taught, plotting universities and organizations from Julia's official teaching directory.

Mindmap

mindmap
  root((juliamap))
    Inputs
      Julia teaching directory
      March 2018 snapshot
    Outputs
      Interactive world map
      Clickable markers
    Use Cases
      Find nearby Julia courses
      See global teaching spread
      Track community growth
    Tech Stack
      HTML
      Web mapping tools

Code map

Detail Auto

An interactive map of this repo's files and how they connect — its source is parsed live in your browser. Click Visualize to build it.

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Browse the map to find universities or schools teaching Julia near you.

USE CASE 2

See at a glance where Julia education is concentrated worldwide.

USE CASE 3

Use it as a reference for community organizers tracking Julia's educational reach.

What is it built with?

HTML

How does it compare?

carstenbauer/juliamap100/rutgers-pbl-dining-2015a15n/a15n_old
LanguageHTMLHTMLHTML
Last pushed2018-03-202015-12-012016-06-18
MaintenanceDormantDormantDormant
Setup difficultyeasyeasyeasy
Complexity1/51/51/5
Audiencegeneralgeneralgeneral

Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.

How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Just a static HTML page you can open in a browser, data is a 2018 snapshot and not automatically refreshed.

License is not stated in the available content.

So what is it?

This project is an interactive world map that shows where Julia, a programming language used in science and data analysis, is being taught. It visualizes all the universities, schools, and organizations listed on Julia's official "teaching" page, pinpointing them geographically so you can see at a glance where Julia education is happening around the globe. The map itself is built as a simple web page that you can open in your browser. When you visit it, you'll see a world map with markers showing each teaching location. You can click on these markers to learn more about what each institution is doing with Julia. It's the kind of thing that could help someone find nearby places teaching the language, or help the Julia community understand where their educational efforts are concentrated. The original motivation was to create something that could potentially live on Julia's main website to help promote awareness of where the language is being taught. The data comes from Julia's official teaching directory as it was in March 2018, so it's a snapshot from that time. It's a straightforward project, no complicated software needed to understand it, just HTML and web mapping tools that make it easy for anyone to explore where Julia education is happening. This would be useful for students looking for Julia courses, educators who want to see what others are teaching, or community organizers tracking where the language is gaining traction in educational settings.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Open the juliamap HTML page and explain how the markers on the map are generated from the data.
Prompt 2
Show me how to update juliamap with a newer snapshot of Julia's teaching directory data.
Prompt 3
Help me add a search or filter feature to juliamap so users can find teaching locations by country.

Frequently asked questions

What is juliamap?

An interactive world map showing where the Julia programming language is taught, plotting universities and organizations from Julia's official teaching directory.

What language is juliamap written in?

Mainly HTML. The stack also includes HTML.

Is juliamap actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2018-03-20).

What license does juliamap use?

License is not stated in the available content.

How hard is juliamap to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is juliamap for?

Mainly general.

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