State of --trim - Development and Tooling for Static Compilation in Julia
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Explore the latest developments in Julia's `--trim` compilation feature in this 27-minute conference talk from JuliaCon Global 2025. Discover the progress made since the previous year's "New Ways to Compile Julia" presentation and understand the complex semantic challenges that make static compilation particularly difficult in Julia. Learn how `--trim` differs fundamentally from existing compilation workflows like GPUCompiler and MCUCompiler, and examine the unique obstacles developers face when creating statically-compiled executables. Gain insights into the current state of the tooling ecosystem surrounding `--trim`, which remains in early development stages, and explore the speakers' vision for future tools that could better support developers writing programs specifically designed for static compilation targets.
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State of --trim | Bezanson, Baraldi, Tapscott | JuliaCon Global 2025
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