# Is Compat.jl worth it for the \`public\` keyword?

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-compat-jl-worth-it-for-the-public-keyword/119041
**Category:** General Usage
**Tags:** macros, compatibility
**Created:** [September 4, 2024, 2:51pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-compat-jl-worth-it-for-the-public-keyword/119041 "2024-09-04T14:51:50Z")
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### Author: ![Eben60](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/eben60/32/13475_2.png) [@Eben60](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Eben60)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2024, 7:19pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-compat-jl-worth-it-for-the-public-keyword/119041/9 "2024-09-04T19:19:32Z")

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> [@gdalle](#):
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> Why not this then?

That’s [exactly](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-does-the-new-public-keyword-actually-do/108975/9) what I did and now can’t remember what was wrong, but there was something (Documenter.jl, CI, something like that).

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