# Macro problem

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/macro-problem/53431>\
**Category:** New to Julia\
**Created:** [January 16, 2021, 12:53pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/macro-problem/53431 "2021-01-16T12:53:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Skoffer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/skoffer/32/378_2.png) [@Skoffer](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Skoffer)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2021, 1:34pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/macro-problem/53431/3 "2021-01-16T13:34:51Z")

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Sorry, this is not an answer to your question, but are you absolutely sure that it cannot be solved without metaprogramming? This problem seems too simple to use such a technique.

Maybe this discourse thread can be of interest: [How to warn new users away from metaprogramming](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-warn-new-users-away-from-metaprogramming/35022) there are some good proposals, how one can solve problems in base Julia, without turning to macros and other things.

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