The “Beware” makes it clear to me whether or not that was meant as a
compliment 😉
> On 23 Mar 2015, at 10:52 am, Kevin Squire <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> 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]
> <mailto:[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
>
> <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
