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

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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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> [@mcmuffin6o](#):
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> sacrificing familiarity for mathematical purity. Julia uses `*` instead of `+` for string concatenation

depends on what you’re familiar with… `+` for concentation is by no means a universal convention. it just happens to be the convention of the most popular language

I made this list some time ago

> [@Why are there all these strange stumbling blocks in Julia?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-are-there-all-these-strange-stumbling-blocks-in-julia/92644/7):
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> Not really trying to pile on, but I just got curious so I compiled a list of string concatenation operators across a bunch of languages. If any of these are incorrect, blame ChatGPT slight_smile Some languages (C,, Lisp-y ones) do not have infix operators for string concatenation at all. Maple uses || Mathematica and Gap use \<\> Agda, Idris, Erlang, Haskell, Elm, Zig all use ++ F#, OCaml use ^ Ada, Nim use & Fortran uses // Lua has .. Perl has . Smalltalk has , And of cour…

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