Why do some language-defined attributes have @ and some not?

[ketmar via Digitalmars-d-learn]

On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 06:29:12 +0530
Shriramana Sharma via Digitalmars-d-learn
<digitalmars-d-learn at puremagic.com> wrote:

> I submit that the syntax for attributes should be streamlined. Shall I
> go and open a Bugzilla item?
hehe.
https://issues.dlang.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13388
https://issues.dlang.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13397
i must admit that there were NO "code breaking" in both of that, and
in NG discussion people telling about newcomers asking "why that '@'
is here but not there".

besides, no "serious" language can live without "legacy". legacy is a
sign of maturity. ;-)
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