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@AoifeHughes AoifeHughes commented Jun 3, 2025

This pull request adds a new FAQ section to the Turing.jl website and updates the navigation menu to include a link to the FAQ page. The FAQ section provides answers to common questions about using Turing.jl, covering topics such as random variables, implementing samplers, parallelism, debugging, syntax differences, automatic differentiation backends, and performance issues.

Website Navigation Update:

  • _quarto.yml: Added a new link to the FAQ page in the website's navigation menu.

FAQ Section Addition:

  • faq/index.qmd: Created a new FAQ page with detailed answers to common questions about Turing.jl. Topics include variable treatment, sampler implementation, parallelism, type stability, debugging, syntax differences, automatic differentiation backends, and performance debugging.

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Pull Request Overview

This PR adds a new FAQ section to the Turing.jl website and updates the navigation menu to include a link to it.

  • Added a “FAQ” entry in the site navigation
  • Created faq/index.qmd with a set of common Q&A on using Turing.jl

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_quarto.yml Inserted a navigation entry for the FAQ
faq/index.qmd Added FAQ page with detailed user guidance
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_quarto.yml:27

  • Indentation of the new navigation entry does not match the surrounding items and could break the YAML. Align the - href: faq/ and its text: line with the other menu entries.
- href: faq/

- [Troubleshooting Guide](../usage/troubleshooting/) - common errors and their solutions
- For more advanced debugging, DynamicPPL provides `DynamicPPL.DebugUtils` for inspecting model internals

## What are the main differences between Turing vs BUGS vs Stan syntax?
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[nitpick] The phrasing “differences between Turing vs BUGS vs Stan” is awkward. Consider rewording to “differences between Turing, BUGS, and Stan syntax.”

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## What are the main differences between Turing vs BUGS vs Stan syntax?
## What are the main differences between Turing, BUGS, and Stan syntax?

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@AoifeHughes AoifeHughes marked this pull request as ready for review June 4, 2025 08:49
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