# Why does Julia require a . for broadcasting?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-does-julia-require-a-for-broadcasting/61180>\
**Category:** Internals & Design\
**Created:** [May 15, 2021, 12:40am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-does-julia-require-a-for-broadcasting/61180 "2021-05-15T00:40:44Z")\
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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:** [May 18, 2021, 3:14pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-does-julia-require-a-for-broadcasting/61180/6 "2021-05-18T15:14:09Z")

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