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| diff --git a/julia.html.markdown b/julia.html.markdown index 891a0a00..15c09da4 100644 --- a/julia.html.markdown +++ b/julia.html.markdown @@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ filename: learnjulia.jl  ---  Julia is a new homoiconic functional language focused on technical computing. -While having the full power of homoiconic macros, first-class functions, and low-level control, Julia is as easy to learn and use as Python. +While having the full power of homoiconic macros, first-class functions, +and low-level control, Julia is as easy to learn and use as Python.  This is based on Julia 1.0.0  ```julia -  # Single line comments start with a hash (pound) symbol.  #= Multiline comments can be written     by putting '#=' before the text  and '=#' @@ -27,17 +27,17 @@ This is based on Julia 1.0.0  # Everything in Julia is an expression.  # There are several basic types of numbers. -3  # => 3 (Int64) -3.2  # => 3.2 (Float64) -2 + 1im  # => 2 + 1im (Complex{Int64}) -2 // 3  # => 2 // 3 (Rational{Int64}) +typeof(3)       # => Int64 +typeof(3.2)     # => Float64 +typeof(2 + 1im) # => Complex{Int64} +typeof(2 // 3)  # => Rational{Int64}  # All of the normal infix operators are available.  1 + 1      # => 2  8 - 1      # => 7  10 * 2     # => 20  35 / 5     # => 7.0 -5 / 2      # => 2.5  # dividing integers always results in a Float64 +10 / 2     # => 5.0  # dividing integers always results in a Float64  div(5, 2)  # => 2    # for a truncated result, use div  5 \ 35     # => 7.0  2^2        # => 4    # power, not bitwise xor @@ -88,7 +88,9 @@ false  # Strings are UTF8 encoded. Only if they contain only ASCII characters can  # they be safely indexed. -ascii("This is a string")[1]  # => 'T' # Julia indexes from 1 +ascii("This is a string")[1]   +# => 'T': ASCII/Unicode U+0054 (category Lu: Letter, uppercase) +# Julia indexes from 1  # Otherwise, iterating over strings is recommended (map, for loops, etc).  # $ can be used for string interpolation: @@ -100,7 +102,7 @@ using Printf  @printf "%d is less than %f\n" 4.5 5.3  # => 5 is less than 5.300000  # Printing is easy -println("I'm Julia. Nice to meet you!") +println("I'm Julia. Nice to meet you!") # => I'm Julia. Nice to meet you!  # String can be compared lexicographically  "good" > "bye" # => true @@ -146,19 +148,19 @@ SomeOtherVar123! = 6  # => 6  #   functions are sometimes called mutating functions or in-place functions.  # Arrays store a sequence of values indexed by integers 1 through n: -a = Int64[]  # => 0-element Int64 Array +a = Int64[] # => 0-element Array{Int64,1}  # 1-dimensional array literals can be written with comma-separated values. -b = [4, 5, 6]  # => 3-element Int64 Array: [4, 5, 6] -b = [4; 5; 6]  # => 3-element Int64 Array: [4, 5, 6] -b[1]  # => 4 +b = [4, 5, 6] # => 3-element Array{Int64,1}: [4, 5, 6] +b = [4; 5; 6] # => 3-element Array{Int64,1}: [4, 5, 6] +b[1]    # => 4  b[end]  # => 6  # 2-dimensional arrays use space-separated values and semicolon-separated rows. -matrix = [1 2; 3 4]  # => 2x2 Int64 Array: [1 2; 3 4] +matrix = [1 2; 3 4] # => 2×2 Array{Int64,2}: [1 2; 3 4]  # Arrays of a particular type -b = Int8[4, 5, 6]  # => 3-element Int8 Array: [4, 5, 6] +b = Int8[4, 5, 6] # => 3-element Array{Int8,1}: [4, 5, 6]  # Add stuff to the end of a list with push! and append!  push!(a, 1)    # => [1] @@ -168,10 +170,12 @@ push!(a, 3)    # => [1,2,4,3]  append!(a, b)  # => [1,2,4,3,4,5,6]  # Remove from the end with pop -pop!(b)  # => 6 and b is now [4,5] +pop!(b)  # => 6 +b # => [4,5]  # Let's put it back -push!(b, 6)  # b is now [4,5,6] again. +push!(b, 6)  # => [4,5,6] +b # => [4,5,6]  a[1]  # => 1  # remember that Julia indexes from 1, not 0! @@ -180,21 +184,37 @@ a[1]  # => 1  # remember that Julia indexes from 1, not 0!  a[end]  # => 6  # we also have popfirst! and pushfirst! -popfirst!(a)  # => 1 and a is now [2,4,3,4,5,6] +popfirst!(a)  # => 1  +a # => [2,4,3,4,5,6]  pushfirst!(a, 7)  # => [7,2,4,3,4,5,6] +a # => [7,2,4,3,4,5,6]  # Function names that end in exclamations points indicate that they modify  # their argument. -arr = [5,4,6]  # => 3-element Int64 Array: [5,4,6] -sort(arr)  # => [4,5,6]; arr is still [5,4,6] -sort!(arr)  # => [4,5,6]; arr is now [4,5,6] +arr = [5,4,6]  # => 3-element Array{Int64,1}: [5,4,6] +sort(arr)   # => [4,5,6] +arr         # => [5,4,6] +sort!(arr)  # => [4,5,6] +arr         # => [4,5,6]  # Looking out of bounds is a BoundsError  try -    a[0] -    # => BoundsError: attempt to access 7-element Array{Int64,1} at index [0] -    a[end + 1] -    # => BoundsError: attempt to access 7-element Array{Int64,1} at index [8] +    a[0]  +    # => ERROR: BoundsError: attempt to access 7-element Array{Int64,1} at  +    # index [0] +    # => Stacktrace: +    # =>  [1] getindex(::Array{Int64,1}, ::Int64) at .\array.jl:731 +    # =>  [2] top-level scope at none:0 +    # =>  [3] ... +    # => in expression starting at ...\LearnJulia.jl:180 +    a[end + 1]  +    # => ERROR: BoundsError: attempt to access 7-element Array{Int64,1} at  +    # index [8] +    # => Stacktrace: +    # =>  [1] getindex(::Array{Int64,1}, ::Int64) at .\array.jl:731 +    # =>  [2] top-level scope at none:0 +    # =>  [3] ... +    # => in expression starting at ...\LearnJulia.jl:188  catch e      println(e)  end @@ -204,7 +224,8 @@ end  # find these files.  # You can initialize arrays from ranges -a = [1:5;]  # => 5-element Int64 Array: [1,2,3,4,5] +a = [1:5;]  # => 5-element Array{Int64,1}: [1,2,3,4,5] +a2 = [1:5]  # => 1-element Array{UnitRange{Int64},1}: [1:5]  # You can look at ranges with slice syntax.  a[1:3]  # => [1, 2, 3] @@ -212,11 +233,13 @@ a[2:end]  # => [2, 3, 4, 5]  # Remove elements from an array by index with splice!  arr = [3,4,5] -splice!(arr, 2)  # => 4 ; arr is now [3,5] +splice!(arr, 2) # => 4  +arr # => [3,5]  # Concatenate lists with append!  b = [1,2,3] -append!(a, b)  # Now a is [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1, 2, 3] +append!(a, b) # => [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1, 2, 3] +a # => [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1, 2, 3]  # Check for existence in a list with in  in(1, a)  # => true @@ -225,39 +248,50 @@ in(1, a)  # => true  length(a)  # => 8  # Tuples are immutable. -tup = (1, 2, 3)  # => (1,2,3)  # an (Int64,Int64,Int64) tuple. -tup[1]  # => 1 +tup = (1, 2, 3)  # => (1,2,3) +typeof(tup) # => Tuple{Int64,Int64,Int64} +tup[1] # => 1  try -    tup[1] = 3  # => ERROR: no method setindex!((Int64,Int64,Int64),Int64,Int64) +    tup[1] = 3   +    # => ERROR: MethodError: no method matching  +    # setindex!(::Tuple{Int64,Int64,Int64}, ::Int64, ::Int64)  catch e      println(e)  end  # Many array functions also work on tuples -length(tup)  # => 3 -tup[1:2]  # => (1,2) +length(tup) # => 3 +tup[1:2]    # => (1,2)  in(2, tup)  # => true  # You can unpack tuples into variables -a, b, c = (1, 2, 3)  # => (1,2,3)  # a is now 1, b is now 2 and c is now 3 +a, b, c = (1, 2, 3)  # => (1,2,3)   +a # => 1 +b # => 2 +c # => 3  # Tuples are created even if you leave out the parentheses  d, e, f = 4, 5, 6  # => (4,5,6) +d # => 4 +e # => 5 +f # => 6  # A 1-element tuple is distinct from the value it contains -(1,) == 1  # => false +(1,) == 1 # => false  (1) == 1  # => true  # Look how easy it is to swap two values -e, d = d, e  # => (5,4)  # d is now 5 and e is now 4 - +e, d = d, e  # => (5,4)  +d # => 5 +e # => 4  # Dictionaries store mappings -empty_dict = Dict()  # => Dict{Any,Any}() +empty_dict = Dict()  # => Dict{Any,Any} with 0 entries  # You can create a dictionary using a literal  filled_dict = Dict("one" => 1, "two" => 2, "three" => 3) -# => Dict{String,Int64} +# => Dict{String,Int64} with 3 entries: +# =>  "two" => 2, "one" => 1, "three" => 3  # Look up values with []  filled_dict["one"]  # => 1 @@ -265,12 +299,13 @@ filled_dict["one"]  # => 1  # Get all keys  keys(filled_dict)  # => Base.KeySet for a Dict{String,Int64} with 3 entries. Keys: -# "two", "one", "three" +# =>  "two", "one", "three"  # Note - dictionary keys are not sorted or in the order you inserted them.  # Get all values  values(filled_dict) -# => Base.ValueIterator{Dict{String,Int64}} with 3 entries. Values: 2, 1, 3 +# => Base.ValueIterator for a Dict{String,Int64} with 3 entries. Values:  +# =>  2, 1, 3  # Note - Same as above regarding key ordering.  # Check for existence of keys in a dictionary with in, haskey @@ -281,7 +316,7 @@ haskey(filled_dict, 1)         # => false  # Trying to look up a non-existent key will raise an error  try -    filled_dict["four"]  # => KeyError: key "four" not found +    filled_dict["four"]  # => ERROR: KeyError: key "four" not found  catch e      println(e)  end @@ -292,7 +327,7 @@ get(filled_dict, "one", 4)   # => 1  get(filled_dict, "four", 4)  # => 4  # Use Sets to represent collections of unordered, unique values -empty_set = Set()  # => Set{Any}() +empty_set = Set()  # => Set(Any[])  # Initialize a set with values  filled_set = Set([1, 2, 2, 3, 4])  # => Set([4, 2, 3, 1]) @@ -300,15 +335,14 @@ filled_set = Set([1, 2, 2, 3, 4])  # => Set([4, 2, 3, 1])  push!(filled_set, 5)  # => Set([4, 2, 3, 5, 1])  # Check if the values are in the set -in(2, filled_set)  # => true +in(2, filled_set)   # => true  in(10, filled_set)  # => false  # There are functions for set intersection, union, and difference. -other_set = Set([3, 4, 5, 6])          # => Set([4, 3, 5, 6]) -intersect(filled_set, other_set)       # => Set([4, 3, 5]) -union(filled_set, other_set)           # => Set([4, 2, 3, 5, 6, 1]) -setdiff(Set([1,2,3,4]), Set([2,3,5]))  # => Set([4, 1]) - +other_set = Set([3, 4, 5, 6])         # => Set([4, 3, 5, 6]) +intersect(filled_set, other_set)      # => Set([4, 3, 5]) +union(filled_set, other_set)          # => Set([4, 2, 3, 5, 6, 1]) +setdiff(Set([1,2,3,4]), Set([2,3,5])) # => Set([4, 1])  ####################################################  ## 3. Control Flow @@ -327,43 +361,38 @@ else                    # The else clause is optional too.  end  # => prints "some var is smaller than 10" -  # For loops iterate over iterables.  # Iterable types include Range, Array, Set, Dict, and AbstractString.  for animal = ["dog", "cat", "mouse"]      println("$animal is a mammal")      # You can use $ to interpolate variables or expression into strings  end -# prints: -#    dog is a mammal -#    cat is a mammal -#    mouse is a mammal +# => dog is a mammal +# => cat is a mammal +# => mouse is a mammal  # You can use 'in' instead of '='.  for animal in ["dog", "cat", "mouse"]      println("$animal is a mammal")  end -# prints: -#    dog is a mammal -#    cat is a mammal -#    mouse is a mammal +# => dog is a mammal +# => cat is a mammal +# => mouse is a mammal  for pair in Dict("dog" => "mammal", "cat" => "mammal", "mouse" => "mammal")      from, to = pair      println("$from is a $to")  end -# prints: -#    dog is a mammal -#    cat is a mammal -#    mouse is a mammal +# => mouse is a mammal +# => cat is a mammal +# => dog is a mammal  for (k, v) in Dict("dog" => "mammal", "cat" => "mammal", "mouse" => "mammal")      println("$k is a $v")  end -# prints: -#    dog is a mammal -#    cat is a mammal -#    mouse is a mammal +# => mouse is a mammal +# => cat is a mammal +# => dog is a mammal  # While loops loop while a condition is true  let x = 0 @@ -372,11 +401,10 @@ let x = 0          x += 1  # Shorthand for x = x + 1      end  end -# prints: -#   0 -#   1 -#   2 -#   3 +# => 0 +# => 1 +# => 2 +# => 3  # Handle exceptions with a try/catch block  try @@ -386,15 +414,14 @@ catch e  end  # => caught it ErrorException("help") -  ####################################################  ## 4. Functions  ####################################################  # The keyword 'function' creates new functions -#function name(arglist) -#  body... -#end +# function name(arglist) +#   body... +# end  function add(x, y)      println("x is $x and y is $y") @@ -402,14 +429,16 @@ function add(x, y)      x + y  end -add(5, 6)  # => 11 after printing out "x is 5 and y is 6" +add(5, 6) +# => x is 5 and y is 6 +# => 11  # Compact assignment of functions -f_add(x, y) = x + y  # => "f (generic function with 1 method)" +f_add(x, y) = x + y  # => f_add (generic function with 1 method)  f_add(3, 4)  # => 7  # Function can also return multiple values as tuple -fn(x, y) = x + y, x - y +fn(x, y) = x + y, x - y # => fn (generic function with 1 method)  fn(3, 4)  # => (7, -1)  # You can define functions that take a variable number of @@ -436,13 +465,14 @@ add(x...)  # this is equivalent to add(5,6)  function defaults(a, b, x=5, y=6)      return "$a $b and $x $y"  end +# => defaults (generic function with 3 methods)  defaults('h', 'g')  # => "h g and 5 6"  defaults('h', 'g', 'j')  # => "h g and j 6"  defaults('h', 'g', 'j', 'k')  # => "h g and j k"  try -    defaults('h')  # => ERROR: no method defaults(Char,) -    defaults()  # => ERROR: no methods defaults() +    defaults('h')  # => ERROR: MethodError: no method matching defaults(::Char) +    defaults()  # => ERROR: MethodError: no method matching defaults()  catch e      println(e)  end @@ -451,10 +481,11 @@ end  function keyword_args(;k1=4, name2="hello")  # note the ;      return Dict("k1" => k1, "name2" => name2)  end +# => keyword_args (generic function with 1 method) -keyword_args(name2="ness")  # => ["name2"=>"ness","k1"=>4] -keyword_args(k1="mine")  # => ["k1"=>"mine","name2"=>"hello"] -keyword_args()  # => ["name2"=>"hello","k1"=>4] +keyword_args(name2="ness")  # => ["name2"=>"ness", "k1"=>4] +keyword_args(k1="mine")     # => ["name2"=>"hello", "k1"=>"mine"] +keyword_args()              # => ["name2"=>"hello", "k1"=>4]  # You can combine all kinds of arguments in the same function  function all_the_args(normal_arg, optional_positional_arg=2; keyword_arg="foo") @@ -462,12 +493,12 @@ function all_the_args(normal_arg, optional_positional_arg=2; keyword_arg="foo")      println("optional arg: $optional_positional_arg")      println("keyword arg: $keyword_arg")  end +# => all_the_args (generic function with 2 methods)  all_the_args(1, 3, keyword_arg=4) -# prints: -#   normal arg: 1 -#   optional arg: 3 -#   keyword arg: 4 +# => normal arg: 1 +# => optional arg: 3 +# => keyword arg: 4  # Julia has first class functions  function create_adder(x) @@ -476,6 +507,7 @@ function create_adder(x)      end      return adder  end +# => create_adder (generic function with 1 method)  # This is "stabby lambda syntax" for creating anonymous functions  (x -> x > 2)(3)  # => true @@ -484,6 +516,7 @@ end  function create_adder(x)      y -> x + y  end +# => create_adder (generic function with 1 method)  # You can also name the internal function, if you want  function create_adder(x) @@ -492,9 +525,11 @@ function create_adder(x)      end      adder  end +# => create_adder (generic function with 1 method) -add_10 = create_adder(10) -add_10(3)  # => 13 +add_10 = create_adder(10) # => (::getfield(Main, Symbol("#adder#11")){Int64})  +                          # (generic function with 1 method) +add_10(3) # => 13  # There are built-in higher order functions @@ -502,8 +537,8 @@ map(add_10, [1,2,3])  # => [11, 12, 13]  filter(x -> x > 5, [3, 4, 5, 6, 7])  # => [6, 7]  # We can use list comprehensions -[add_10(i) for i = [1, 2, 3]] # => [11, 12, 13] -[add_10(i) for i in [1, 2, 3]] # => [11, 12, 13] +[add_10(i) for i = [1, 2, 3]]   # => [11, 12, 13] +[add_10(i) for i in [1, 2, 3]]  # => [11, 12, 13]  [x for x in [3, 4, 5, 6, 7] if x > 5] # => [6, 7]  #################################################### @@ -516,7 +551,7 @@ filter(x -> x > 5, [3, 4, 5, 6, 7])  # => [6, 7]  typeof(5)  # => Int64  # Types are first-class values -typeof(Int64)  # => DataType +typeof(Int64)     # => DataType  typeof(DataType)  # => DataType  # DataType is the type that represents types, including itself. @@ -551,32 +586,31 @@ sherekhan = typeof(tigger)(5.6, "fire")  # => Tiger(5.6,"fire")  abstract type Cat end  # just a name and point in the type hierarchy  # Abstract types cannot be instantiated, but can have subtypes. -using InteractiveUtils  # defines the subtype and supertype function  # For example, Number is an abstract type  subtypes(Number)  # => 2-element Array{Any,1}: -                 #     Complex{T<:Real} -                 #     Real +                  # =>  Complex +                  # =>  Real  subtypes(Cat)  # => 0-element Array{Any,1}  # AbstractString, as the name implies, is also an abstract type -subtypes(AbstractString)  # 4-element Array{Any,1}: -                            #  String -                            #  SubString -                            #  SubstitutionString -                            #  Test.GenericString +subtypes(AbstractString)  # => 4-element Array{Any,1}: +                          # =>  String +                          # =>  SubString +                          # =>  SubstitutionString +                          # =>  Test.GenericString  # Every type has a super type; use the `supertype` function to get it. -typeof(5)  # => Int64 -supertype(Int64)  # => Signed -supertype(Signed)  # => Integer +typeof(5) # => Int64 +supertype(Int64)    # => Signed +supertype(Signed)   # => Integer  supertype(Integer)  # => Real -supertype(Real)  # => Number -supertype(Number)  # => Any +supertype(Real)     # => Number +supertype(Number)   # => Any  supertype(supertype(Signed))  # => Real -supertype(Any)  # => Any +supertype(Any)      # => Any  # All of these type, except for Int64, are abstract. -typeof("fire")  # => String -supertype(String)  # => AbstractString +typeof("fire")      # => String +supertype(String)   # => AbstractString  # Likewise here with String  supertype(SubString)  # => AbstractString @@ -625,23 +659,24 @@ function meow(animal::Tiger)  end  # Testing the meow function -meow(tigger)  # => "rawwr" +meow(tigger)  # => "rawwwr"  meow(Lion("brown", "ROAAR"))  # => "ROAAR" -meow(Panther())  # => "grrr" +meow(Panther()) # => "grrr"  # Review the local type hierarchy -Tiger <: Cat # => false -Lion <: Cat # => true -Panther <: Cat # => true +Tiger   <: Cat  # => false +Lion    <: Cat  # => true +Panther <: Cat  # => true  # Defining a function that takes Cats  function pet_cat(cat::Cat)      println("The cat says $(meow(cat))")  end +# => pet_cat (generic function with 1 method) -pet_cat(Lion("42"))  # => prints "The cat says 42" +pet_cat(Lion("42")) # => The cat says 42  try -    pet_cat(tigger)  # => ERROR: no method pet_cat(Tiger,) +    pet_cat(tigger) # => ERROR: MethodError: no method matching pet_cat(::Tiger)  catch e      println(e)  end @@ -656,45 +691,54 @@ function fight(t::Tiger, c::Cat)  end  # => fight (generic function with 1 method) -fight(tigger, Panther())  # => prints The orange tiger wins! -fight(tigger, Lion("ROAR"))  # => prints The orange tiger wins! +fight(tigger, Panther())  # => The orange tiger wins! +fight(tigger, Lion("ROAR")) # => The orange tiger wins!  # Let's change the behavior when the Cat is specifically a Lion  fight(t::Tiger, l::Lion) = println("The $(l.mane_color)-maned lion wins!")  # => fight (generic function with 2 methods) -fight(tigger, Panther())  # => prints The orange tiger wins! -fight(tigger, Lion("ROAR"))  # => prints The green-maned lion wins! +fight(tigger, Panther())  # => The orange tiger wins! +fight(tigger, Lion("ROAR")) # => The green-maned lion wins!  # We don't need a Tiger in order to fight  fight(l::Lion, c::Cat) = println("The victorious cat says $(meow(c))")  # => fight (generic function with 3 methods) -fight(Lion("balooga!"), Panther())  # => prints The victorious cat says grrr +fight(Lion("balooga!"), Panther())  # => The victorious cat says grrr  try -    fight(Panther(), Lion("RAWR")) +    fight(Panther(), Lion("RAWR"))   +    # => ERROR: MethodError: no method matching fight(::Panther, ::Lion) +    # => Closest candidates are: +    # =>   fight(::Tiger, ::Lion) at ... +    # =>   fight(::Tiger, ::Cat) at ... +    # =>   fight(::Lion, ::Cat) at ... +    # => ...  catch e      println(e) -    # => MethodError(fight, (Panther("green"), Lion("green", "RAWR")), -    #                0x000000000000557b)  end  # Also let the cat go first  fight(c::Cat, l::Lion) = println("The cat beats the Lion") +# => fight (generic function with 4 methods)  # This warning is because it's unclear which fight will be called in:  try      fight(Lion("RAR"), Lion("brown", "rarrr")) -    # => prints The victorious cat says rarrr +    # => ERROR: MethodError: fight(::Lion, ::Lion) is ambiguous. Candidates: +    # =>   fight(c::Cat, l::Lion) in Main at ... +    # =>   fight(l::Lion, c::Cat) in Main at ... +    # => Possible fix, define +    # =>   fight(::Lion, ::Lion) +    # => ...  catch e      println(e) -  # => MethodError(fight, (Lion("green", "RAR"), Lion("brown", "rarrr")), -  #                0x000000000000557c)  end  # The result may be different in other versions of Julia -fight(l::Lion, l2::Lion) = println("The lions come to a tie") -fight(Lion("RAR"), Lion("brown", "rarrr"))  # => prints The lions come to a tie +fight(l::Lion, l2::Lion) = println("The lions come to a tie")  +# => fight (generic function with 5 methods) +fight(Lion("RAR"), Lion("brown", "rarrr"))  # => The lions come to a tie  # Under the hood @@ -705,74 +749,112 @@ square_area(l) = l * l  # square_area (generic function with 1 method)  square_area(5)  # => 25  # What happens when we feed square_area an integer? -code_native(square_area, (Int32,)) -    #        .section    __TEXT,__text,regular,pure_instructions -    #    Filename: none -    #    Source line: 1              # Prologue -    #        push    RBP -    #        mov RBP, RSP -    #    Source line: 1 -    #        movsxd  RAX, EDI        # Fetch l from memory? -    #        imul    RAX, RAX        # Square l and store the result in RAX -    #        pop RBP                 # Restore old base pointer -    #        ret                     # Result will still be in RAX - -code_native(square_area, (Float32,)) -    #        .section    __TEXT,__text,regular,pure_instructions -    #    Filename: none -    #    Source line: 1 -    #        push    RBP -    #        mov RBP, RSP -    #    Source line: 1 -    #        vmulss  XMM0, XMM0, XMM0  # Scalar single precision multiply (AVX) -    #        pop RBP -    #        ret - -code_native(square_area, (Float64,)) -    #        .section    __TEXT,__text,regular,pure_instructions -    #    Filename: none -    #    Source line: 1 -    #        push    RBP -    #        mov RBP, RSP -    #    Source line: 1 -    #        vmulsd  XMM0, XMM0, XMM0  # Scalar double precision multiply (AVX) -    #        pop RBP -    #        ret -    # +code_native(square_area, (Int32,), syntax = :intel) +	#         .text +	# ; Function square_area { +	# ; Location: REPL[116]:1       # Prologue +	#         push    rbp +	#         mov     rbp, rsp +	# ; Function *; { +	# ; Location: int.jl:54 +	#         imul    ecx, ecx      # Square l and store the result in ECX +	# ;} +	#         mov     eax, ecx +	#         pop     rbp           # Restore old base pointer +	#         ret                   # Result will still be in EAX +	#         nop     dword ptr [rax + rax] +	# ;} + +code_native(square_area, (Float32,), syntax = :intel) +    #         .text +    # ; Function square_area { +    # ; Location: REPL[116]:1 +    #         push    rbp +    #         mov     rbp, rsp +    # ; Function *; { +    # ; Location: float.jl:398 +    #         vmulss  xmm0, xmm0, xmm0  # Scalar single precision multiply (AVX) +    # ;} +    #         pop     rbp +    #         ret +    #         nop     word ptr [rax + rax] +    # ;} + +code_native(square_area, (Float64,), syntax = :intel) +    #         .text +    # ; Function square_area { +    # ; Location: REPL[116]:1 +    #         push    rbp +    #         mov     rbp, rsp +    # ; Function *; { +    # ; Location: float.jl:399 +    #         vmulsd  xmm0, xmm0, xmm0  # Scalar double precision multiply (AVX) +    # ;} +    #         pop     rbp +    #         ret +    #         nop     word ptr [rax + rax] +    # ;} +  # Note that julia will use floating point instructions if any of the  # arguments are floats.  # Let's calculate the area of a circle  circle_area(r) = pi * r * r     # circle_area (generic function with 1 method)  circle_area(5)  # 78.53981633974483 -code_native(circle_area, (Int32,)) -    #        .section    __TEXT,__text,regular,pure_instructions -    #    Filename: none -    #    Source line: 1 -    #        push    RBP -    #        mov RBP, RSP -    #    Source line: 1 -    #        vcvtsi2sd   XMM0, XMM0, EDI          # Load integer (r) from memory -    #        movabs  RAX, 4593140240              # Load pi -    #        vmulsd  XMM1, XMM0, QWORD PTR [RAX]  # pi * r -    #        vmulsd  XMM0, XMM0, XMM1             # (pi * r) * r -    #        pop RBP -    #        ret -    # - -code_native(circle_area, (Float64,)) -    #        .section    __TEXT,__text,regular,pure_instructions -    #    Filename: none -    #    Source line: 1 -    #        push    RBP -    #        mov RBP, RSP -    #        movabs  RAX, 4593140496 -    #    Source line: 1 -    #        vmulsd  XMM1, XMM0, QWORD PTR [RAX] -    #        vmulsd  XMM0, XMM1, XMM0 -    #        pop RBP -    #        ret -    # +code_native(circle_area, (Int32,), syntax = :intel) +    #         .text +    # ; Function circle_area { +    # ; Location: REPL[121]:1 +    #         push    rbp +    #         mov     rbp, rsp +    # ; Function *; { +    # ; Location: operators.jl:502 +    # ; Function *; { +    # ; Location: promotion.jl:314 +    # ; Function promote; { +    # ; Location: promotion.jl:284 +    # ; Function _promote; { +    # ; Location: promotion.jl:261 +    # ; Function convert; { +    # ; Location: number.jl:7 +    # ; Function Type; { +    # ; Location: float.jl:60 +    #         vcvtsi2sd       xmm0, xmm0, ecx     # Load integer (r) from memory +    #         movabs  rax, 497710928              # Load pi +    # ;}}}}} +    # ; Function *; { +    # ; Location: float.jl:399 +    #         vmulsd  xmm1, xmm0, qword ptr [rax] # pi * r +    #         vmulsd  xmm0, xmm1, xmm0            # (pi * r) * r +    # ;}} +    #         pop     rbp +    #         ret +    #         nop     dword ptr [rax] +    # ;} + +code_native(circle_area, (Float64,), syntax = :intel) +    #         .text +    # ; Function circle_area { +    # ; Location: REPL[121]:1 +    #         push    rbp +    #         mov     rbp, rsp +    #         movabs  rax, 497711048 +    # ; Function *; { +    # ; Location: operators.jl:502 +    # ; Function *; { +    # ; Location: promotion.jl:314 +    # ; Function *; { +    # ; Location: float.jl:399 +    #         vmulsd  xmm1, xmm0, qword ptr [rax] +    # ;}}} +    # ; Function *; { +    # ; Location: float.jl:399 +    #         vmulsd  xmm0, xmm1, xmm0 +    # ;} +    #         pop     rbp +    #         ret +    #         nop     dword ptr [rax + rax] +    # ;}  ```  ## Further Reading | 
