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 - [Elixir](https://github.com/h4cc/awesome-elixir#readme)
 - [Elm](https://github.com/sporto/awesome-elm#readme)
 - [Erlang](https://github.com/drobakowski/awesome-erlang#readme)
-- [Julia](https://github.com/svaksha/Julia.jl#readme)
+- [Julia](https://github.com/svaksha/Julia.jl#readme) - High-level dynamic programming language designed to address the needs of high-performance numerical analysis and computational science.
 - [Lua](https://github.com/LewisJEllis/awesome-lua#readme)
 - [C](https://github.com/aleksandar-todorovic/awesome-c#readme)
 - [C/C++](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#readme) - General-purpose language with a bias toward system programming and embedded, resource-constrained software.