# Why assignment operators return the right-hand-side

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**Category:** Internals & Design\
**Created:** [February 7, 2024, 9:14pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-assignment-operators-return-the-right-hand-side/109954 "2024-02-07T21:14:42Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 16, 2024, 4:13pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-assignment-operators-return-the-right-hand-side/109954/12 "2024-02-16T16:13:12Z")

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