# Syntax Surprises

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/syntax-surprises/92369>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** syntax, discussion, fun, gotchas\
**Created:** [December 31, 2022, 8:00pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/syntax-surprises/92369 "2022-12-31T20:00:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 2:43am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/syntax-surprises/92369/31 "2023-01-04T02:43:36Z")

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> [@StefanKarpinski](#):
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> To be wild here, what if we did away with 2e9 notation instead?

Since you are a newcomer here, I should probably point you to this post: [PSA: Julia is not at that stage of development anymore](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/psa-julia-is-not-at-that-stage-of-development-anymore/44872)

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