Re-posted from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYjHYTn7r2w&feature=youtube_gdata
Julia provides asynchronous networking I/O using the libuv (https://github.com/joyent/libuv) library. Libuv is a portable networking library created as part of the Node.js (http://www.nodejs.org/) project.
Re-posted from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02U9AJMEWx0&feature=youtube_gdata
The rationale and vision behind julia, and its design principles are discussed in this session.
Slides: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia-tutorial/raw/master/Vision/vision.pdf
Re-posted from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37L1OMk_3FU&feature=youtube_gdata
This session is a rapid introduction to julia, using a number of lightning rounds. It uses a number of short examples to demonstrate syntax and features, and gives a quick feel for the language.
Slides: https://raw.github.com/JuliaLang/julia-tutorial/master/LightningRound/IAP_2013_Lightning.pdf