It's unclear to me whether or not that was meant as a compliment, but I do also find it amusing. :-)
Cheers, Kevin On Sunday, March 22, 2015, Sheehan Olver <[email protected]> wrote: > I quite like this comment from the Stack Exchange :) > > "Julia programmers are "special" in a way that other programmers aren't. > An obsessive preoccupation with the @ sign is only the beginning. Beware. > – Sam Axe <http://stackoverflow.com/users/74015/sam-axe> yesterday > <http://stackoverflow.com/questions/29182447/why-do-julia-programmers-need-to-prefix-macros-with-the-at-sign#comment46581039_29182447> > " > > On Sunday, March 22, 2015 at 12:08:16 PM UTC+11, Gregor R. wrote: >> >> Hello @all, >> >> I'm basically interested in the rationale behind using @ for macros like >> @assert and @time and so on. >> >> Personally, I think that using lots of macros clutters the otherwise very >> likable Julia code. >> Also what is the purpose behind using @? I mean macro expansion is a pre >> compilation step, i.e. it's >> basically text substitution, or isn't it? >> >> Why does Julia choose this unique way of representing macros and not e.g. >> a convention like uppercase letters or even no >> indication that it's a macro? >> >> I already asked this question on stackoverflow: http://stackoverflow.com/ >> questions/29182447/why-do-julia-programmers-need-to- >> prefix-macros-with-the-at-sign >> >> I'm just curious since whenever I see I'm just wondering... >> >> Thanks >> >
