# On using \`=\` vs \`:=\` for assignment

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/on-using-vs-for-assignment/110302>\
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**Created:** [February 8, 2024, 3:46pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/on-using-vs-for-assignment/110302 "2024-02-08T15:46:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![stevengj](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/stevengj/32/71_2.png) [@stevengj](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/stevengj)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2024, 5:04pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/on-using-vs-for-assignment/110302/21 "2024-02-16T17:04:30Z")

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> [@mnemnion](#):
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> Us mere users can’t gather up posts and bundle them into a new topic, so starting a different thread once it’s clear that we’ve drifted into some new interest means posting a new thread, posting a link to it in the old thread, and posting a link to the old thread so people can catch up on the conversation. This is an inferior version of what the moderators do anyway in breaking a thread off.

It’s a balancing act — the downside of having a moderator splitting off a thread is that the new thread can be difficult to read because it abruptly starts in the middle of a conversation. By starting a new thread intentionally, on the other hand, the initial poster can (hopefully) begin it with a clear summary of the new topic (even if it links to other topics).

See also this comment: [Time limits for unfocused discourse threads? - #11 by Nathan\_Boyer](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/time-limits-for-unfocused-discourse-threads/106739/11)

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