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"As for all the folks claiming they'll leave Go if it gets generics" Baffled at this claim I searched and found one person who really seemed to be saying "if G
by endorphone 8y ago
"As for all the folks claiming they'll leave Go if it gets generics"
Baffled at this claim I searched and found one person who really seemed to be saying "if Go changes dramatically...".
This recurring notion that Go fans are anti-generic is not rooted in reality. Instead they simply didn't buy the "either it's there or the language is useless -- generics or bust!" argument that pops up in every Go discussion. It's a fine, if imperfect, language without generics. It's a better language with them.
- comex 8y agoI don’t know about threatening to leave Go, but I’ve definitely seen a lot of posts claiming Go is better without generics.
- stcredzero 8y agoThe more nuanced and better side of that is that any language is better without badly designed and badly implemented generics.
- dnautics 8y agoMaybe the even more nuanced side is that a language that can't conjure a safe and well designed generic has a badly designed type system in the first place
- stcredzero 8y agoThat sounds axiomatic. How would you define "badly designed?" I can imagine a context where the "well designed" type system is very plain.