{"id":4511,"date":"2025-08-10T22:01:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T22:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uplatz.com\/blog\/?p=4511"},"modified":"2025-08-10T22:24:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T22:24:21","slug":"julia-pocket-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uplatz.com\/blog\/julia-pocket-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Julia Pocket Book"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- Julia Pocket Book \u2014 Uplatz (50 Cards, Wide Layout, Expanded Explanations, Readable Code) --><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:16px 0;\">\n<style>\n    .wp-julia-pb { font-family: Arial, sans-serif; max-width: 1320px; margin:0 auto; }\n    .wp-julia-pb .heading{\n      background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fff7ed, #e0f2fe); \/* light orange -> light blue *\/\n      color:#0f172a; padding:22px 24px; border-radius:14px;\n      text-align:center; margin-bottom:18px; box-shadow:0 8px 20px rgba(0,0,0,.08);\n      border:1px solid #cbd5e1;\n    }\n    .wp-julia-pb .heading h2{ margin:0; font-size:2.1rem; letter-spacing:.2px; }\n    .wp-julia-pb .heading p{ margin:6px 0 0; font-size:1.02rem; opacity:.9; }<\/p>\n<p>    \/* Wide grid for less scrolling *\/\n    .wp-julia-pb .grid{\n      display:grid; gap:14px;\n      grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(420px, 1fr));\n    }\n    @media (min-width:1200px){\n      .wp-julia-pb .grid{ grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }\n    }<\/p>\n<p>    .wp-julia-pb .section-title{\n      grid-column:1\/-1; background:#f8fafc; border-left:8px solid #8b5cf6; \/* violet *\/\n      padding:12px 16px; border-radius:10px; font-weight:700; color:#0f172a; font-size:1.08rem;\n      box-shadow:0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,.05); border:1px solid #e2e8f0;\n    }\n    .wp-julia-pb .card{\n      background:#ffffff; border-left:6px solid #0ea5e9;\n      padding:18px; border-radius:12px;\n      box-shadow:0 6px 14px rgba(0,0,0,.06);\n      transition:transform .12s ease, box-shadow .12s ease;\n      border:1px solid #e5e7eb;\n    }\n    .wp-julia-pb .card:hover{ transform: translateY(-3px); box-shadow:0 10px 22px rgba(0,0,0,.08); }\n    .wp-julia-pb .card h3{ margin:0 0 10px; font-size:1.12rem; color:#0f172a; }\n    .wp-julia-pb .card p{ margin:0; font-size:.96rem; color:#334155; line-height:1.62; }<\/p>\n<p>    \/* Color helpers (first block not same color as heading) *\/\n    .bg-blue { border-left-color:#0ea5e9 !important; background:#eef6ff !important; }\n    .bg-green{ border-left-color:#10b981 !important; background:#f0fdf4 !important; }\n    .bg-amber{ border-left-color:#f59e0b !important; background:#fffbeb !important; }\n    .bg-violet{ border-left-color:#8b5cf6 !important; background:#f5f3ff !important; }\n    .bg-rose{ border-left-color:#ef4444 !important; background:#fff1f2 !important; }\n    .bg-cyan{ border-left-color:#06b6d4 !important; background:#ecfeff !important; }\n    .bg-lime{ border-left-color:#22c55e !important; background:#ecfdf5 !important; }\n    .bg-orange{ border-left-color:#f97316 !important; background:#fff7ed !important; }\n    .bg-indigo{ border-left-color:#6366f1 !important; background:#eef2ff !important; }\n    .bg-emerald{ border-left-color:#059669 !important; background:#ecfdf5 !important; }\n    .bg-slate{ border-left-color:#334155 !important; background:#f8fafc !important; }<\/p>\n<p>    \/* Utilities & code *\/\n    .tight ul{ margin:0; padding-left:18px; }\n    .tight li{ margin:4px 0; }\n    .mono{ font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, monospace; }\n    .wp-julia-pb code{ background:#f1f5f9; padding:0 4px; border-radius:4px; border:1px solid #e2e8f0; }\n    .wp-julia-pb pre{\n      background:#f5f5f5; color:#111827; border:1px solid #e5e7eb;\n      padding:12px; border-radius:8px; overflow:auto; font-size:.92rem; line-height:1.55;\n      white-space:pre; tab-size:2;\n    }\n    .q{font-weight:700;}\n    .qa p{ margin:8px 0; }\n  <\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-julia-pb\">\n<div class=\"heading\">\n<h2>Julia Pocket Book \u2014 Uplatz<\/h2>\n<p>50 in-depth cards \u2022 Wide layout \u2022 Expanded examples \u2022 Last card = 20 Interview Q&amp;A<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid\">\n      <!-- ===================== SECTION 1: FOUNDATIONS (1\u201312) ===================== --><\/p>\n<div class=\"section-title\">Section 1 \u2014 Foundations<\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-cyan\">\n<h3>1) What is Julia?<\/h3>\n<p>Julia is a high-level, high-performance programming language for technical and numerical computing. It blends Python-like syntax with C-like speed via JIT compilation on LLVM. Core design goals: multiple dispatch, composability, and performance without sacrificing productivity.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\">julia&gt; 1 + 1\r\n2\r\njulia&gt; typeof(1.0), typeof(1)\r\n(Float64, Int64)<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-blue\">\n<h3>2) Installing Julia &amp; REPL Basics<\/h3>\n<p>Download binaries (Windows\/macOS\/Linux) or use a package manager. The REPL supports <code>pkg&gt;<\/code> mode for package mgmt, <code>help&gt;<\/code> for docs, and shell mode with <code>;<\/code>.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\"># Enter Pkg mode:\r\njulia&gt; ]\r\n(@v1.x) pkg&gt; add DataFrames Plots<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-green\">\n<h3>3) Project Environments<\/h3>\n<p>Isolate dependencies per project with <code>Project.toml<\/code> + <code>Manifest.toml<\/code>. Activate an env and keep reproducible builds.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\">(@v1.x) pkg&gt; activate MyProject\r\n(MyProject) pkg&gt; add CSV DataFrames<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-amber\">\n<h3>4) Variables &amp; Types<\/h3>\n<p>Types are optional; annotate when you need performance guarantees or dispatch control. Everything has a concrete type; abstract types exist for hierarchies.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\">x = 3.14        # Float64\r\ny::Int = 42     # Type-annotated\r\nz = \"hi\"        # String<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-violet\">\n<h3>5) Multiple Dispatch (Core Idea)<\/h3>\n<p>Functions dispatch on the <i>types of all arguments<\/i>, enabling clear generic code and specialized fast paths.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\">area(r::Real) = \u03c0 * r^2\r\narea(a::Real, b::Real) = a*b\r\narea(2), area(3,4)  # different methods, same name<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-rose\">\n<h3>6) Unicode, Math &amp; Broadcasting<\/h3>\n<p>Use Unicode in identifiers; broadcasting (<code>.<\/code>) vectorizes functions over arrays without writing loops.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\">\u03b8 = 0.5; f(x) = sin(x) + cos(x)\r\nxs = 0:0.1:1\r\nys = f.(xs)   # broadcast<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-lime\">\n<h3>7) Control Flow<\/h3>\n<p>Standard <code>if\/elseif\/else<\/code>, <code>for<\/code>, <code>while<\/code>, and <code>try\/catch<\/code>. <code>return<\/code> optional at end.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\">function signum(x)\r\n  x &gt; 0 ? 1 : x &lt; 0 ? -1 : 0\r\nend<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-orange\">\n<h3>8) Functions &amp; Do-Block Syntax<\/h3>\n<p>Anonymous functions, short function definitions, do-blocks for passing functions as the last arg.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\">g(x) = x^2\r\nmap(x -&gt; x^2, 1:5)\r\nopen(\"out.txt\",\"w\") do io\r\n  write(io, \"Hello\")\r\nend<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-indigo\">\n<h3>9) Modules &amp; Namespaces<\/h3>\n<p>Organize code as modules; control exports; avoid name clashes. Use <code>include<\/code> to split files.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\">module Geo\r\nexport area\r\narea(r) = \u03c0*r^2\r\nend\r\nusing .Geo: area<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-emerald\">\n<h3>10) Packages &amp; Precompilation<\/h3>\n<p>Packages are precompiled for faster loading. For app speed-up, precompile dependencies and consider sysimages (PackageCompiler.jl).<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\">(@v1.x) pkg&gt; add PackageCompiler\r\njulia&gt; using PackageCompiler<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-slate\">\n<h3>11) Documentation &amp; Help<\/h3>\n<p>Use docstrings and the <code>?<\/code> help mode. Add examples and signatures for clarity.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\">\"\"\"\r\n  area(r)\r\n\r\nCompute circle area.\r\n\"\"\"\r\narea(r) = \u03c0*r^2<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-blue\">\n<h3>12) Testing &amp; CI<\/h3>\n<p>Built-in <code>Test<\/code> stdlib for unit tests; integrate with GitHub Actions for CI on multiple Julia versions.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\">using Test\r\n@test area(1) \u2248 \u03c0<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- ===================== SECTION 2: LANGUAGE ESSENTIALS (13\u201322) ===================== --><\/p>\n<div class=\"section-title\">Section 2 \u2014 Language Essentials<\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-green\">\n<h3>13) Type System: Abstract vs Concrete<\/h3>\n<p>Concrete types can be instantiated and are required for performance-critical fields. Abstract types define interfaces and hierarchies.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\">abstract type Animal end\r\nstruct Dog &lt;: Animal; name::String; end\r\nbark(a::Dog) = println(\"Woof, $(a.name)!\")<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-amber\">\n<h3>14) Parametric Types<\/h3>\n<p>Define generic containers and algorithms. Specialize on element types for performance.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\">struct Bucket{T}\r\n  items::Vector{T}\r\nend\r\nBucket{Int}([1,2,3])<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-violet\">\n<h3>15) Multiple Dispatch Patterns<\/h3>\n<p>Prefer method tables over conditionals. Add specialized methods for hot paths; keep generic fallback.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\">distance(a::Real, b::Real) = abs(a-b)\r\ndistance(a::AbstractVector, b::AbstractVector) = norm(a-b)<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-rose\">\n<h3>16) Mutability &amp; Immutability<\/h3>\n<p><code>struct<\/code> is immutable by default (fast, stack-friendly). Use <code>mutable struct<\/code> when fields must change.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\">struct Point; x::Float64; y::Float64; end\r\nmutable struct Box; p::Point; end<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-lime\">\n<h3>17) Arrays &amp; Views<\/h3>\n<p>Julia arrays are column-major (like Fortran). Use views to avoid allocations when slicing large arrays.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\">A = rand(5,5)\r\nv = @view A[1:3, 2]   # no copy\r\nsum(v)<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-orange\">\n<h3>18) Dictionaries &amp; Sets<\/h3>\n<p>Hash-based collections with parametric key\/value types. Prefer concrete key\/value types for speed.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\">d = Dict{String,Int}(\"a\"=&gt;1, \"b\"=&gt;2)\r\npush!(keys(d), \"x\") # iterator tricks via collect(keys(d))<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-indigo\">\n<h3>19) Comprehensions &amp; Generators<\/h3>\n<p>Concise constructs that avoid explicit loops; generators stream elements lazily.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\">squares = [x^2 for x in 1:10]\r\ng = (x^2 for x in 1:10); sum(g)<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-emerald\">\n<h3>20) Error Handling<\/h3>\n<p>Throw exceptions for exceptional states, not control flow. Add specific catch clauses.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\">try\r\n  error(\"Oops\")\r\ncatch e\r\n  @warn \"Caught\" e\r\nend<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-slate\">\n<h3>21) Modules &amp; Include Strategy<\/h3>\n<p>Use a top-level module per package; <code>include<\/code> sub-files inside the module; avoid globals in code paths.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\">module MyPkg\r\ninclude(\"io.jl\"); include(\"math.jl\")\r\nend<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-blue\">\n<h3>22) Metaprogramming 101<\/h3>\n<p>Expressions (<code>Expr<\/code>) and macros transform code before evaluation. Use macros to remove boilerplate or insert checks.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\">@time sum(rand(10^7))   # macro expands to timing code<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- ===================== SECTION 3: PERFORMANCE & PARALLELISM (23\u201332) ===================== --><\/p>\n<div class=\"section-title\">Section 3 \u2014 Performance, Parallelism &amp; Interop<\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-green\">\n<h3>23) Performance: Key Rules<\/h3>\n<p>Type-stable functions, avoid global mutation, minimize allocations, use in-place (<code>!<\/code>) versions, and keep concrete container element types.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\">function sum_inplace!(y, x)\r\n  @inbounds @simd for i in eachindex(x)\r\n    y[i] += x[i]\r\n  end\r\nend<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-amber\">\n<h3>24) Benchmarking<\/h3>\n<p>Use BenchmarkTools.jl for reliable timings (warming, sampling, avoiding global scope).<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\">using BenchmarkTools\r\n@btime sum(rand(10^6));<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-violet\">\n<h3>25) Profiling &amp; Flamegraphs<\/h3>\n<p>Use <code>Profile<\/code> stdlib and tools like ProfileView or StatProfilerHTML to find hot spots.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\">using Profile\r\n@profile heavy_compute()\r\nProfile.print()<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-rose\">\n<h3>26) Memory Allocations<\/h3>\n<p>Inspect allocations with <code>@time<\/code> and <code>@btime<\/code>. Replace temp arrays with views or preallocated buffers.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\">@time map(sin, rand(10^6))  # watch allocations<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-lime\">\n<h3>27) Multithreading<\/h3>\n<p>Set <code>JULIA_NUM_THREADS<\/code>. Use <code>Threads.@threads<\/code> loops and thread-safe data structures.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\">using Base.Threads\r\nsum = 0.0\r\n@threads for i in 1:10^6\r\n  @atomic sum += sin(i)\r\nend<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-orange\">\n<h3>28) Distributed Computing<\/h3>\n<p>Add processes with <code>addprocs<\/code>; use <code>@distributed<\/code> and <code>pmap<\/code> for cluster-like tasks.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\">using Distributed; addprocs(4)\r\n@everywhere f(x)=x^2\r\n@time @distributed (+) for i in 1:10^7\r\n  f(i)\r\nend<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-indigo\">\n<h3>29) GPU with CUDA.jl<\/h3>\n<p>Move arrays to GPU with <code>CuArray<\/code>; broadcast and linear algebra run on GPU. Write custom kernels if needed.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\">using CUDA\r\nx = CUDA.rand(10^6); y = CUDA.rand(10^6)\r\nz = x .+ y  # runs on GPU<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-emerald\">\n<h3>30) Interop: Python &amp; R<\/h3>\n<p>Call Python via PyCall.jl and R via RCall.jl. Great for reusing mature libs.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\">using PyCall\r\nnp = pyimport(\"numpy\")\r\nnp.mean([1,2,3])<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-slate\">\n<h3>31) Interop: C\/C++<\/h3>\n<p>Use <code>ccall<\/code> to call C; for C++ consider CxxWrap.jl or write C wrappers. Ensure stable ABI and types.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\"># double cos_c(double x) from libm\r\nccall((:cos, \"libm\"), Cdouble, (Cdouble,), 0.5)<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-blue\">\n<h3>32) PackageCompiler &amp; Sysimages<\/h3>\n<p>Create a custom sysimage that precompiles your stack to reduce latency in CLIs\/services.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\">using PackageCompiler\r\ncreate_sysimage([:DataFrames, :CSV]; sysimage_path=\"AppSys.so\")<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- ===================== SECTION 4: DATA, STATS, ML & VIZ (33\u201342) ===================== --><\/p>\n<div class=\"section-title\">Section 4 \u2014 Data, Statistics, ML &amp; Visualization<\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-green\">\n<h3>33) DataFrames.jl Basics<\/h3>\n<p>Powerful tabular data with <code>select<\/code>, <code>transform<\/code>, <code>groupby<\/code>, and joins.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\">using DataFrames, CSV\r\ndf = DataFrame(a=1:5, b=rand(5))\r\ncombine(groupby(df, :a), :b =&gt; mean)<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-amber\">\n<h3>34) CSV.jl &amp; Arrow.jl<\/h3>\n<p>Fast I\/O: CSV for delimited files; Arrow for columnar in-memory + interop with other systems.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\">df = CSV.read(\"data.csv\", DataFrame)\r\nArrow.write(\"data.arrow\", df)<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-violet\">\n<h3>35) Querying &amp; Pipe Macros<\/h3>\n<p>Use <code>|&gt;<\/code> pipes or DataFramesMeta.jl for readable data transforms.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\">using DataFramesMeta\r\n@chain df begin\r\n  @transform(:c = :a .* :b)\r\n  @subset(:c .&gt; 0.5)\r\nend<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-rose\">\n<h3>36) Stats &amp; Distributions<\/h3>\n<p>Distributions.jl for probabilistic models; Statistics stdlib for means, variances, etc.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\">using Distributions, Statistics\r\nx = rand(Normal(0,1), 10^5)\r\n(mean(x), std(x))<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-lime\">\n<h3>37) GLM &amp; Regression<\/h3>\n<p>GLM.jl fits linear\/logistic\/Poisson models; formula DSL similar to R.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\">using GLM\r\nm = lm(@formula(y ~ x1 + x2), df)\r\ncoef(m)<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-orange\">\n<h3>38) MLJ.jl (Model Zoo)<\/h3>\n<p>Unified interface over many ML algorithms; pipelines, tuning, and evaluation.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\">using MLJ\r\nX, y = rand(100,3), rand(0:1, 100)\r\nTree = @load DecisionTreeClassifier\r\nmach = machine(Tree(), X, y) |> fit!\r\npredict(mach, X[1:3,:])<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-indigo\">\n<h3>39) Flux.jl (Deep Learning)<\/h3>\n<p>Pure-Julia DL with differentiable programming; supports GPU via CUDA.jl.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\">using Flux\r\nm = Chain(Dense(10,32,relu), Dense(32,1))\r\nloss(x,y) = Flux.Losses.mse(m(x), y)\r\nopt = Descent(1e-3)<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-emerald\">\n<h3>40) SciML &amp; Differential Equations<\/h3>\n<p>DifferentialEquations.jl solves ODE\/PDE\/SDE; pairs with machine learning for universal differential equations.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\">using DifferentialEquations\r\nf(u,p,t) = 1.01u\r\nprob = ODEProblem(f, 1.0, (0.0, 1.0))\r\nsolve(prob)<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-slate\">\n<h3>41) Plotting: Plots.jl &amp; Makie.jl<\/h3>\n<p>Plots.jl is backend-agnostic (GR, PyPlot, Plotly). Makie.jl for high-performance interactive viz.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\">using Plots\r\nplot(0:0.1:10, sin, label=\"sin\")<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-blue\">\n<h3>42) Notebooks &amp; Pluto.jl<\/h3>\n<p>Use IJulia with Jupyter or Pluto.jl for reactive notebooks (great for teaching &amp; reproducibility).<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\">using Pluto; Pluto.run()<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- ===================== SECTION 5: BUILDING, DEPLOYMENT & INTERVIEW (43\u201350) ===================== --><\/p>\n<div class=\"section-title\">Section 5 \u2014 Building Packages, Deployment &amp; Interview<\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-green\">\n<h3>43) Packaging Your Library<\/h3>\n<p>Generate package skeletons with PkgTemplates.jl (tests, CI, docs). Follow semantic versioning and write docstrings.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\">(@v1.x) pkg&gt; add PkgTemplates\r\njulia&gt; using PkgTemplates\r\nTemplate(; user=\"uplatz\", plugins=[GitHubActions()])(\"MyPkg\")<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-amber\">\n<h3>44) Documentation: Documenter.jl<\/h3>\n<p>Build nice docs from docstrings + Markdown; host on GitHub Pages; auto-deploy via CI.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"mono\">(@v1.x) pkg&gt; add Documenter\r\n# make.jl builds docs; push to gh-pages<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"card bg-violet\">\n<h3>45) Configuration &amp; Secrets<\/h3>\n<p>Use environment variables, TOML\/JSON files; avoid globals by passing config structs. 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