The argument for `*` being matrix multiplication is in many ways a lot more consistent (especially the way Julia does it where `exp(M)` is a matrix exponential.

The argument for `*` being matrix multiplication is in many ways a lot more consistent (especially the way Julia does it where `exp(M)` is a matrix exponential. Julia treats matrices as objects in their own right with an algebra on them (specifically as elements of the general linear group). It does take some getting used to if you're coming from numpy, or another framework where arrays are just considered as data storage, but IMO, the result is more consistent and useful.